Chess Puzzle #E8H2q — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1419 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king c1; queen d4; rooks d1/h1; bishops d3/h6; pawns b2/c2/e4/f3/f5/h3. Black: king g8; queen a2; rooks a8/c8; knights c5/h5; pawns a7/b7/d6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be2 — bishop d3→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nb3# — knight c5→b3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin. The combination ends with Nb3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1r3k1/pp3p1p/3p2pB/2n2P1n/3QP3/3B1P1P/qPP5/2KR3R w - - 5 18

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