Chess Puzzle #6XE5x — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; knight b5; pawns a2/b4/f3/h3. Black: king g6; rook e2; bishop f4; knight g3; pawns g5/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Nd4 — knight b5→d4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Be3# — bishop f4→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Be3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/6k1/1N4p1/1P3bQ1/5PnP/P3r3/6K1 w - - 3 47

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