Chess Puzzle #7xuFU — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; bishops c1/h1; knights d2/f1; pawns a3/b5/c3/d5/e4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; knights g5/g6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/f3/g4/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: a4 — pawn a3→a4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh3# — knight g5→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1r1k/ppp3b1/3p2np/1P1Pp1n1/4P1p1/P1P2pP1/2QN1P1P/R1B1RNKB w - - 2 19

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