Chess Puzzle #2Af50 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1206 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen c8; rook h1; bishops d3/e3; knight b5; pawns a3/c2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knights b8/f6; pawns a7/c7/e7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd8 — queen d5→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxc7# — knight b5→c7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnQ1kb1r/p1p1pppp/5n2/1N1q4/8/P2BB3/2P2KPP/7R b kq - 2 13

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