Chess Puzzle #1FeKG — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 770 · Beginner · corner mate, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g3; rooks d1/h1; bishop d3; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/b3/c2/d4/g2/h5. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; knights c6/f6; pawns a3/b7/c7/e6/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg8 — rook f8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf7# — knight g5→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

corner mate, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1r1k/1pp1bp2/2n1pn1p/6NP/3P4/pPNB2Q1/P1P3P1/2KR3R b - - 3 15

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