Chess Puzzle #1EZZ7 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1127 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c4; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/e2; knights b1/e1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f3/g2. Black: king e8; queen h2; rooks a8/h8; bishops d6/f5; knights b6/c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb3 — king c4→b3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Na5# — knight c6→a5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Na5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/ppp2ppp/1nnb4/5b2/2KP4/2P2P2/PP2B1Pq/RNBQNR2 w kq - 1 16

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