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

Rating 971 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks g1/h1; bishop h5; knight d1; pawns a2/b2/d5/f2/f4/h4. Black: king g7; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; knights b3/d4; pawns a6/c7/d6/e5/f7/g6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: axb3 — pawn a2→b3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxb3# — knight d4→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: r4r2/2p2pk1/p2p2p1/3Ppq1B/3n1P1P/1n6/PP1Q1P2/2KN2RR w - - 0 24

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