Chess Puzzle #3BAD8 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1056 · Beginner · discovered attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g2; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d5/e4/f3/h2. Black: king e8; queen f2; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/c8; knight g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh3 — king g2→h3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: d6# — pawn d7→d6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with d6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k1nr/pppp1ppp/8/2bP4/4P3/2N2P2/PPP2qKP/R1BQ1B1R w kq - 5 11

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