Chess Puzzle #1szJR — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king f5; queen d3; bishop c6; pawns b2/b5/f3. Black: king g7; rook e7; bishop e3; knight g8; pawns d4/f7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: b6 — pawn b5→b6. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Nh6# — knight g8→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6n1/4rpk1/2B5/1P3K2/3p4/3QbP2/1P6/8 w - - 5 52

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