Chess Puzzle #74JIb — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1462 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen f1; rooks b1/h1; bishop d1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f2/g3/h4. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishop e7; knight d4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne2 — knight c3→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nf3# — knight d4→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pp2bppp/1qpp4/4p3/3nP2P/2NP2P1/PPP2P2/1R1BKQ1R w Kkq - 3 17

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