Chess Puzzle #1etlB — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1040 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; bishops f4/h7; knights f7/g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; knights c6/f6; pawns a6/b5/d7/e5/e6/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf7 — rook f8→f7, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf7# — knight g5→f7, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1bq1r1k/3pbNpB/p1n1pn2/1p2p1NQ/5B2/2P5/PP3PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 2 16

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