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

Rating 923 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; rooks d1/h1; bishop b3; knights a4/e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/c5/e3/f2/h2. Black: king h8; rooks a8/f8; bishops g2/g7; knight e5; pawns a5/b7/f5/f6/g5/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg1 — rook h1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf3# — knight e5→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/1p4b1/5p1p/p1P1npp1/N7/1B2P3/PPP1NPbP/3RK2R w K - 0 18

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