Chess Puzzle #133g2 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1321 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; bishop f1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f5/g2/h2. Black: king f6; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops d7/f8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be8 — bishop d7→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nd5# — knight c3→d5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nd5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1b1r/pppb2pp/3p1k2/4pP1Q/4P3/2N5/PPP3PP/R3KB1R b KQ - 1 11

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