Chess Puzzle #0Sjd1 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1367 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c4/h6; knights d5/f7; pawns a2/b2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c5; knights d4/e7; pawns a6/b7/c2/c7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6# — knight d5→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kr2/1ppqnNpp/p6B/2bN4/2BnP3/8/PPp3PP/R4R1K b q - 3 16

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