Chess Puzzle #2IPuO — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1149 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen f2; rooks d1/g3; bishop d3; knight a1; pawns a2/b3/c2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king h8; rooks a8/d8; bishops b2/e6; knights d4/d5; pawns a3/b7/c5/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c4 — pawn c2→c4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nc3# — knight d5→c3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nc3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2r3k/1p3pp1/4b2p/2pnP3/3n4/pP1B2R1/PbP2QPP/NK1R4 w - - 2 24

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