Chess Puzzle #27YOU — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 800 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, smothered mate.

Position

White: king f1; queen g8; rook e1; bishop b1; knight h6; pawns a4/b5/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen b6; rooks c8/d8; bishop g7; pawns e5/f4/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg8 — rook d8→g8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf7# — knight h6→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, smothered mate. The combination ends with Nf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rr2Qk/6bp/1q4pN/1P2p3/P4p2/4P3/5PPP/1B2RK2 b - - 7 38

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