Chess Puzzle #0gxgJ — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 743 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishops f1/f4; knights c6/e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e3/f3/g4/h6. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/f8; bishops e6/h8; knights d7/f6; pawns a6/b4/c4/d5/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qa4 — queen a5→a4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe7# — knight c6→e7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rkb/3npp1p/p1N1bnpP/q2p4/1ppP1BP1/4PP2/PPPQN3/1K1R1B1R b - - 2 16

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