Chess Puzzle #3B5uJ — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1190 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; bishops b3/c7; knights d5/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen g6; rooks e8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knights c6/f6; pawns a6/b6/d4/d7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxb6# — knight d5→b6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Nxb6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k1rb1r/1bBp1ppp/ppn2nq1/3N2N1/3pP3/1B4Q1/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 6 14

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