Chess Puzzle #Xp90y — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2061 · Expert · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e4; rook f7; bishop b6; knights a5/d2; pawns a2/b2/f3. Black: king a8; rooks c2/e2; knight b4; pawns a6/e6/h5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd4 — king e4→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e5# — pawn e6→e5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with e5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: k7/5R2/pB2p2p/N6p/1n2K3/5P2/PPrNr3/8 w - - 2 39

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