Chess Puzzle #1ehJz — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1275 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; rooks d1/f1; knights g5/g6; pawns b3/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a2/f8; bishop g7; knight d7; pawns b4/c5/d6/f7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne7# — knight g6→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ne7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/2qn1pb1/3p2Np/2pP2N1/1p6/1P5Q/r4PPP/3R1RK1 b - - 0 21

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