Chess Puzzle #15XVu — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 787 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; knight d2; pawns a2/h5. Black: king a3; bishop f6; pawns a5/b4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: a4 — pawn a5→a4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nc4# — knight d2→c4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nc4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/5b2/p6P/1p6/k7/P2N4/1K6 b - - 1 49

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