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

Rating 906 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king a1; queen e1; rooks d1/h1; bishops b2/e2; knight a4; pawns b3/c4/f2/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen b1; rooks a8/d8; bishop e7; knights b4/c3; pawns a7/c5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxb1 — rook d1→b1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nc2# — knight b4→c2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nc2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2r2k1/p3bppp/8/2p5/NnP3P1/1Pn5/1B2BP1P/Kq1RQ2R w - - 3 25

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