Chess Puzzle #5Rroi — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; rook c1; bishop f1; knight e4; pawns a3/c6/f2. Black: king f7; knights e5/f4; pawns e7/f6/g2/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Ba6 — bishop f1→a6. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Nf3# — knight e5→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4pk1p/2P2p2/4n3/4Nn2/P7/5Pp1/2R2BK1 w - - 0 35

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