Chess Puzzle #1bSC2 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 913 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d5; rooks a1/h1; knights e4/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d6/f2/g4/h3. Black: king h5; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/g7; knights c6/e6; pawns a6/b7/e7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king h5→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf7# — knight g5→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq3r/1p2p1bp/p1nPn1p1/3Q2Nk/4N1P1/7P/PPP2P2/R3K2R b KQ - 0 18

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