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

Rating 1473 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c2; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; knight b1; pawns a3/b2/c4/e2/e5/f3/f4/h3. Black: king c8; queen h4; rooks d8/h8; bishop b4; knights c6/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d3/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd3 — pawn e2→d3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nd4# — knight c6→d4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nd4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr2nr/ppp2ppp/2n5/4P3/1bP2P1q/P2p1P1P/1PK1P3/RNBQ1B1R w - - 0 11

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