Chess Puzzle #0SEaP — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 896 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen f2; rooks d1/h1; bishop d2; knight g1; pawns a3/b2/c4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen g5; rooks a8/h8; bishop e4; knight d4; pawns a7/b6/c5/d7/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxg5 — bishop d2→g5, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nb3# — knight d4→b3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nb3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/p2p2pp/1p2p3/2p3q1/2Pnb3/P7/1P1B1QPP/2KR2NR w kq - 0 16

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