Chess Puzzle #16hut — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1148 · Beginner · corner mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f7; bishop a7; knight c4; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king c8; queen e4; rooks d8/h8; bishop f5; pawns b7/c6/e6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe2 — queen e4→e2, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nb6# — knight c4→b6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

corner mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nb6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/Bp3Rpp/2p1p3/5b2/2N1q3/7P/PPP1QPP1/R5K1 b - - 0 21

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