Chess Puzzle #165IX — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1040 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d4; rooks d1/f1; knight g4; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; pawns a6/b5/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd7 — queen c7→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh6# — knight g4→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1bq1pp1p/p2p2p1/1p6/3QP1N1/2P2P2/PP4PP/3R1R1K b - - 3 18

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