Chess Puzzle #1dSIS — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1227 · Intermediate · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks a1/f1; bishop a2; knights e7/f3; pawns a4/b2/c2/d3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks b8/f8; bishops c8/g7; knight c6; pawns a6/b5/c5/f5/g5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxg6# — knight e7→g6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin. The combination ends with Nxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1rbq1rk1/4N1bp/p1n3p1/1pp2pp1/P3P2Q/3P1N2/BPP3PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 15

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