Chess Puzzle #2M7V9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 717 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/c4/d4/f4/g2/h3. Black: king d7; queen d6; rooks a8/h8; bishop f5; knight b4; pawns a5/b7/c6/e6/f6/g7/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: a3 — pawn a2→a3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Na2# — knight b4→a2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Na2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6r/1p1k2p1/2pqpp2/p4b2/1nPP1P1p/7P/PP1QN1P1/2KR1B1R w - - 1 18

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