Chess Puzzle #3jEq4 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1285 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rook f1; bishops b5/c1; knight d2; pawns b2/c4/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a8; rook f8; bishop g5; knight d4; pawns d6/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qa4 — queen d1→a4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne2# — knight d4→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ne2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: q4rk1/5ppp/3p4/1B2p1b1/2Pn4/8/1P1N1P1P/2BQ1RK1 w - - 3 19

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