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

Rating 668 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen g6; rooks h1/h3; bishop g2; knight h4; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f6/h2/h7. Black: king h8; queen c7; rooks a8/e8; bishop c6; knight e6; pawns a7/b4/c4/d6/f7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg6 — pawn f7→g6, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxg6# — knight h4→g6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3r2k/p1q2p1P/2bpnPQ1/8/1pp1P2N/7R/PPP3BP/1K5R b - - 0 27

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