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

Rating 1066 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knight f5; pawns a3/b4/c5/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; knights c7/e4; pawns a5/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g6 — pawn g7→g6. 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: r4rk1/2nq1ppp/2p1p3/p1Pp1N2/1P2n1Q1/P3P3/1B3PPP/R4RK1 b - - 1 17

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