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

Rating 812 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e5; rooks a1/h1; bishop h6; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; rooks a8/h8; bishop c6; knight d7; pawns a6/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 9 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight d7→e5, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe7# — knight f5→e7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5kr/3npp1p/p1bp2pB/4QN2/8/2P4P/PP3PP1/R3K2R b KQ - 0 21

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