Chess Puzzle #8z5f0 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f3; rooks d1/f1; bishops c6/g5; knights b3/d2; pawns c4/h4. Black: king g6; rooks a2/e2; bishop g3; knights b4/e5; pawns a7/c5/d4/f4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Kxe2 — king f3→e2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: d3# — pawn d4→d3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with d3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p7/2B3k1/2p1n1B1/1nPp1p1P/1N3Kb1/r2Nr3/3R1R2 w - - 3 37

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