Chess Puzzle #32YoO — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1314 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king d1; queen c5; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/c4; knight g3; pawns a2/b3/c2/d2/f3/f4/h2. Black: king h8; queen e8; rook d7; bishop h4; knights b8/d5; pawns c6/f5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 8 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook h1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nc3# — knight d5→c3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1n2q2k/3r2pp/2p5/2Qn1p2/2B2P1b/1P3PN1/P1PP3P/R1BK3R w - - 1 18

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