Chess Puzzle #0eHw0 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 814 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops b1/b2; knight d2; pawns a3/c3/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop b7; knights a5/f4; pawns a6/b5/c4/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne2# — knight f4→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ne2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/1b3pp1/p3p2p/np2P3/2pP1n2/P1P5/1BQN1PPP/RB3RK1 w kq - 7 18

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