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

Rating 929 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishops e3/f1; knights c3/f3; pawns a3/b2/c4/d5/e5/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen a4; rooks a8/h8; bishops e7/f5; knights b4/b6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa4 — knight c3→a4, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Na2# — knight b4→a2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Na2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/ppp1bppp/1n2p3/3PPb2/qnP5/P1N1BN1P/1P1Q2P1/2KR1B1R w kq - 1 15

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