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

Rating 675 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f8; rook f1; bishops d3/d6; pawns a3/b2/c4/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rook h8; bishop h5; knights e8/h7; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf8 — knight h7→f8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf8# — rook f1→f8, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Rxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4nQkr/pp4pn/2pBp2p/4P1qb/2PP4/P2B4/1P4PP/5RK1 b - - 8 24

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