Chess Puzzle #0Vc7i — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 924 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishops f4/g2; knight b1; pawns b2/c3/e2/e5/f2/g4/h3. Black: king c8; queen a2; rooks b5/h8; bishop e6; knights a5/g8; pawns a6/b7/c7/d4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b4 — pawn b2→b4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nb3# — knight a5→b3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k3nr/1pp2ppp/p3b3/nr2P3/3p1BP1/2P4P/qP1QPPB1/1NKR3R w - - 1 16

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