Chess Puzzle #0nW74 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 968 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks d1/e1; knight e5; pawns a4/b2/c5/f2/f6/g2/h3. Black: king h6; queen d7; rooks e6/g8; knight c7; pawns a5/b4/d5/f4/f7/g5/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd8 — queen d7→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf7# — knight e5→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6r1/2nq1p2/4rP1k/p1PpN1pp/Pp3p2/7P/1PQ2PP1/3RR1K1 b - - 3 34

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