Chess Puzzle #0PPCi — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 742 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishops g3/h7; knights e5/f7; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops d6/d7; knights c6/f6; pawns a4/b7/c7/d5/e6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf7 — rook f8→f7, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf7# — knight e5→f7, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1r1k/1ppb1NpB/2nbpn1p/3pN3/p2P4/2P1P1B1/PPQ2PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 0 14

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