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

Rating 850 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e8; rooks a1/h1; bishops g3/h7; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/c4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen c7; rooks a8/h6; bishops c5/c8; knights b4/b6; pawns a7/b7/e5/e6/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh7 — king h8→h7, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng5# — knight f3→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ng5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1Q2k/ppq3pB/1n2p2r/2b1p3/1nP5/2N2NB1/PP4PP/R3K2R b KQ - 8 18

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