Chess Puzzle #2Ez1N — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 871 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops b2/f1; knight e2; pawns a3/b4/d5/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/f8; bishops b6/c8; knight d4; pawns a7/b7/d7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf3# — knight d4→f3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp1p1ppp/1b6/3Pp3/1P1nP2q/P4P2/1B2N1PP/R2QKB1R w KQ - 5 14

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