Chess Puzzle #2dfh8 — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1255 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/f1; knights c3/g3; pawns a2/b2/d5/e4/h5. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/f8; bishop g7; knights b8/e5; pawns a7/b4/c4/c5/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nce2 — knight c3→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nd3# — knight e5→d3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nd3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn3rk1/p3ppbp/6p1/q1pPn2P/1pp1P3/2N3N1/PP1B4/R2QKB1R w KQ - 0 14

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