Chess Puzzle #5FMSD — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1127 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c6; rook a6; bishop e1; knight a3; pawns b4/c3/d4/f3/h4. Black: king e6; rooks g2/g8; knight f5; pawns c7/d6/e5/f4/h5. White is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king g1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ne3# — knight f5→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ne3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6r1/2p5/R1Qpk3/4pn1p/1P1P1p1P/N1P2P2/6r1/4B1K1 w - - 0 33

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