Chess Puzzle #020iD — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1001 · Beginner · double check, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops a4/c1; knights b5/e5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/g4/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g6; knights c6/f6; pawns a6/c7/e7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight c6→e5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxc7# — knight b5→c7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

double check, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/2p1pppp/p1n2nb1/1N2N3/B2P2P1/7P/PPP5/R1BQK2R b KQkq - 0 11

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