Chess Puzzle #0FOX5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 849 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen d4; rooks d1/h2; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f3/g5/h4. Black: king e8; queen b5; rooks c8/h8; knight h5; pawns a5/b4/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O — king e8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe7# — knight d5→e7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1k2r/4pp1p/3p2p1/pq1N2Pn/1p1QP2P/5P2/PPP4R/1K1R4 b k - 3 21

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