Chess Puzzle #0CJLB — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1149 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, smothered mate.

Position

White: king g2; queen c6; rooks b1/f1; bishop e3; knight b5; pawns a2/c3/c5/e5/f2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks d7/h8; bishop f8; knight g8; pawns a7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne7 — knight g8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nd6# — knight b5→d6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, smothered mate. The combination ends with Nd6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3qkbnr/p2r1ppp/2Q1p3/1NPpP3/8/2P1B3/P4PK1/1R3R2 b k - 0 19

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