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

Rating 1187 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen f2; rooks d1/h1; bishops e3/g2; knight c3; pawns b2/c4/e5/f4/g5. Black: king g8; queen a2; rooks a8/f8; bishops f5/g7; knight c5; pawns a6/c6/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa2 — knight c3→a2, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nb3# — knight c5→b3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nb3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/4ppbp/p1pp2p1/2n1PbP1/2P2P2/2N1B3/qP3QB1/2KR3R w - - 0 22

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