Chess Puzzle #01z4c — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1245 · Intermediate · double check, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen d8; bishop b3; knight e8; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; rooks c1/c6; bishop g7; knight f1; pawns b7/d5/e6/f7/g6/h4. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc8 — rook c6→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6# — knight e8→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

double check, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3QN1k1/1p3pb1/2r1p1p1/3pP3/3P3p/1B5P/PP3KP1/2r2n2 b - - 5 31

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