Chess Puzzle #20oDv — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1094 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rook e1; bishop b3; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen c7; rooks a8/d8; bishop c8; knight d5; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd6 — king e7→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nc4# — knight e5→c4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nc4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1br4/ppq1kQ2/2p1p2p/3nN3/3P4/1B6/PP3PPP/4R1K1 b - - 2 29

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