Black to play – Checkmate in one move
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Solution for your today’s puzzle n. 8 is:
1.Nd5# the Black King is under attack – check – by the White knight and doesn’t have where to move as the eight rank squares are controlled by the White Queen, the diagonal h3-c8 is controlled by the White Bishop and the White pawn on e5 is controlling d6.
There is a Black Pawn on f7, and f6-square is under multiple attacks of the White pieces: Queen, kNight and Pawn are controlling it. 1.Qe8+ would be a mistake, not because the Queen is not protected – the Black King can’t take it, as kNight from f6 is protecting e8 square, but the save of the game is coming from the Black lightsquare Bishop, which is hidden on the other part of the board – the a4 square – and controlling diagonal a4-e8 and protecting e8 square, leading us to answer of only move 1…Bxe8!