Chess Puzzle #1AmR3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 899 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook c1; bishop b3; knight a4; pawns a2/b2/f3/h2. Black: king g8; rook g2; bishop h3; knight e4; pawns e6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf2# — knight e4→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/5p1p/4p1p1/8/N3n3/1B3P1b/PP4rP/2R3K1 w - - 1 30

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