Chess Puzzle #FTS6t — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1834 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e2; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; knights d2/d3; pawns a5/b2/c4/d5/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/d4; knights f4/h5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf4 — knight d3→f4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf4# — knight h5→f4, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Nxf4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/ppp2ppp/3p4/P2Pp2n/2PbPn1q/3N1P2/1P1NK1PP/R1BQ1B1R w kq - 5 13

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