Chess Puzzle #1x3QA — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1030 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop b3; knights d5/f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e3/e5/g2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights c6/g8; pawns a6/b5/c7/f7/g5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nge7 — knight g8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6# — knight d5→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqkbnr/2p2p2/p1n5/1p1NP1p1/8/1B2PNP1/PPP3PP/R2QK2R b KQkq - 0 12

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