Chess Puzzle #0M3Jb — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1021 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen g8; rook g2; bishops b2/f3; knight e5; pawns a4/b3/c2/d3/h2. Black: king h8; queen h6; rooks a8/d8; bishops e3/f5; knight f2; pawns a5/d4/e6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg8 — rook d8→g8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf7# — knight e5→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2r2Qk/7p/4p2q/p3Nb2/P2p4/1P1PbB2/1BP2nRP/1K6 b - - 3 28

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