Chess Puzzle #2519t — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1207 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishop f1; knight c3; pawns a3/b3/e2/f2/f3/h5. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks d8/h8; knights d4/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qb2 — queen c2→b2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf3# — knight d4→f3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin. The combination ends with Nxf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rk2r/ppp1qpp1/5n1p/7P/3n4/PPN2P2/2Q1PP2/R3KB1R w KQk - 1 17

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