Chess Puzzle #C7cJ0 — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1525 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king d2; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/e2; knights b1/c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e3. Black: king e8; queen g3; rooks a8/h8; bishop f5; knights b8/f6; pawns a6/b7/c5/d4/e4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd4 — pawn e3→d4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e3# — pawn e4→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with e3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2k2r/1p3ppp/p4n2/2p2b2/3pp3/2NPP1q1/PPPKB3/RNBQ3R w kq - 0 13

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