Chess Puzzle #4QrHO — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1146 · Beginner · corner mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e6; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knight e5; pawns a2/c2/c3/g4/h4. Black: king d8; queen f2; rooks a8/h8; knights b8/e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd1 — king e1→d1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxc3# — knight e4→c3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

corner mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxc3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn1k3r/ppp3pp/4Q3/4N3/4n1PP/2P5/P1P2q2/R1B1K2R w KQ - 1 16

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