Chess Puzzle #53UM9 — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1208 · Intermediate · endgame, knight endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c4; knight e3; pawns a2/b3/c3/e4. Black: king d6; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/c6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd4 — king c4→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: c5# — pawn c6→c5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, knight endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with c5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp6/2pk4/4n3/2K1P3/1PP1N3/P7/8 w - - 6 34

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