Chess Puzzle #11ssi — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 898 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/f1; knights b6/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/e6; knights c3/d4; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa8 — knight b6→a8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxc2# — knight d4→c2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxc2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pp3ppp/1N2b3/2b5/3n4/2n5/PPPB1PPP/R3KBNR w KQkq - 0 13

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