Chess Puzzle #2BskY — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 993 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen c2; rooks d1/e1; bishop h7; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g2/h4. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks a8/e8; bishop b7; knight f6; pawns a7/b5/c6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe1 — queen e7→e1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf7# — knight g5→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3r2k/pb2qppB/2p2n1p/1p4N1/3P3P/8/PPQ2PP1/2KRR3 b - - 3 18

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