Chess Puzzle #0Dqpu — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1384 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h6; rook g6; knight g4; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f5. Black: king h7; rooks d7/h8; knight b5; pawns a7/c6/d4/e5/f6/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf6# — knight g4→f6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nxf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7r/p2r2pk/2p2pRQ/1n2pP2/3pP1N1/2P5/PP6/2K5 b - - 0 31

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