Chess Puzzle #1zgGG — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1359 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; knight e6; pawns g5/h4. Black: king h6; rook e5; pawns a4/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh5 — king h6→h5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng7# — knight e6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/4N1pk/4r1P1/p6P/7K/8/8 b - - 0 50

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