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

Rating 1074 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; rook h8; bishop f4; knights b5/e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f3/g5. Black: king e8; rook a8; bishop f8; knights a6/d7; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O-O — king e8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxa7# — knight b5→a7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Nxa7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1R/pp1n1pp1/n3p3/1N1p2P1/3P1B2/5P2/PPP1N3/2K5 b q - 2 18

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