Chess Puzzle #4YW46 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1022 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; knights b1/e2; pawns a2/b2/d5/e4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/g7; knights d4/g8; pawns a7/b7/d7/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nbc3 — knight b1→c3. 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: r1b1k1nr/pp1pppbp/1q4p1/3P4/3nP3/6P1/PP2NP1P/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 1 8

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