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

Rating 968 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c2; rooks d1/h1; bishops b2/f1; knights c3/f3; pawns a3/b3/c4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c7; rooks d8/h8; bishops e7/f5; knights c5/g8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc1 — king c2→c1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxb3# — knight c5→b3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Nxb3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r2nr/ppk1b1pp/2p2p2/2n1pb2/2P5/PPN1PN2/1BK2PPP/3R1B1R w - - 9 14

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