Chess Puzzle #04BFR — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 878 · Beginner · corner mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d3; rook g1; knights d4/e5; pawns a2/e4/h5. Black: king h8; rooks c2/d8; bishop h6; knight e3; pawns a6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxa2 — rook c2→a2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf7# — knight e5→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

corner mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r3k/5p1p/p6b/4N2P/3NP3/3Kn3/P1r5/6R1 b - - 4 31

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