Chess Puzzle #0b7Vl — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 900 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e6; rooks a1/h1; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/f4/g6/h4. Black: king h6; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; knights d7/g4; pawns a7/b7/c4/d5/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook h8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf7# — knight g5→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q3r/pp1n2p1/4Q1Pk/3p2Np/2pP1PnP/8/PPP2P2/R3K2R b KQ - 2 18

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