Chess Puzzle #29YmO — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1261 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d3; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c4/g5; knights d5/f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f2; rooks a8/f8; bishops b4/c8; knights e5/g4; pawns a6/b7/d7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe5# — knight g4→e5, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxe5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/1p1p1ppp/p7/3Nn1B1/1bB1P1n1/3K1N2/PPP2qPP/R2Q3R w - - 0 14

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