Chess Puzzle #3uo8p — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1540 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops f1/f2; knights c3/e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b4/h5; knights d4/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g4 — pawn g2→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf3# — knight d4→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Nf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/ppp2ppp/5n2/4p2b/1b1nP3/2NP3P/PPP1NBP1/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 1 10

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