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

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

Position

White: king g4; rooks d1/e1; knight f3; pawns a3/b2/d4/e5/f2/h2. Black: king f7; rooks h5/h8; knight e7; pawns a7/b7/c6/f5/g7/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf4 — king g4→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nd5# — knight e7→d5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nd5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7r/pp2nkp1/2p5/4Pp1r/3P2Kp/P4N2/1P3P1P/3RR3 w - - 0 29

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