Chess Puzzle #17hW4 — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1204 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen b8; rooks d1/h1; bishops e2/f4; knights b5/c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f3/h4. Black: king c8; queen g2; rooks d8/h8; bishops b7/g7; knights c6/e8; pawns a7/b6/d7/e6/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb8 — knight c6→b8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxa7# — knight b5→a7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Nxa7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1Qkrn2r/pb1p1pb1/1pn1p1p1/1N5p/4PB1P/2N2P2/PPP1B1q1/1K1R3R b - - 3 16

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