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

Rating 911 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/h3; knights f4/f5; pawns a3/b3/c4/e3/f2/g3. Black: king g8; queen e8; rooks d8/f8; bishops c5/d7; knight f3; pawns a5/b7/c6/e4/g5/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf4 — pawn g5→f4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh6# — knight f5→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rqrk1/1p1b3p/2p5/p1b2Np1/2P1pN2/PP2PnPB/1B2QP2/R4R1K b - - 2 24

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