Chess Puzzle #10QeB — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 616 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook e1; bishop h4; pawns b2/c4/f2/h2. Black: king f5; knight e5; pawns g2/h3. White is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c5 — pawn c4→c5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf3# — knight e5→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/4nk2/2P4B/7p/1P3PpP/4R1K1 w - - 0 42

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