Chess Puzzle #25mPI — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 955 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rooks a1/d1; bishop b2; knights b1/f5; pawns a2/b3/c4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e3; rooks a8/f8; bishops a6/d6; knight g5; pawns a5/c6/c7/d5/f7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen e3→f4. 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: r4rk1/2p2p1p/b1pb4/p2p1Nn1/2P5/1P2qP2/PBQ3PP/RN1R3K b - - 3 18

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