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

Rating 1083 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, smothered mate.

Position

White: king a2; queen h7; rook e7; knight g5; pawns b2/d7/f3. Black: king h8; queen d3; rooks d8/g8; knight g7; pawns a6/c4/h5. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh7 — queen d3→h7, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf7# — knight g5→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r2rk/3PR1nQ/p7/6Np/2p5/3q1P2/KP6/8 b - - 2 43

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