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

Rating 1383 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights c3/e6; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/e7; knight c6; pawns a6/b5/c5/d6/e5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd4 — knight c6→d4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng7# — knight e6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ng7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqk2r/4b2p/p1npN1p1/1pp1p3/4P1Q1/2NP4/PPP3PP/R1B2RK1 b kq - 1 15

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