Chess Puzzle #1e0Bw — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 524 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen f7; rooks a1/h1; bishop e5; knights f6/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen g8; rook a8; bishop c8; knights b6/b8; pawns a7/b7/c6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf7 — queen g8→f7, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf7# — knight g5→f7, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rnb3qk/pp3Qp1/1np2N1p/4B1N1/3P4/7P/PPP2KP1/R6R b - - 5 18

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