Chess Puzzle #0aF3L — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1350 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/g3; bishop e5; knights b1/f5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knight f6; pawns a6/c5/d4/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight f6→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh6# — knight f5→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/1b2bp1p/p4np1/2p1BN2/3p4/6RP/PPPQ1PP1/RN4K1 b - - 1 18

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