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

Rating 815 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e8; rooks c1/h1; knight e5; pawns a2/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king b8; rooks a8/h8; bishops e2/f8; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe8 — knight f6→e8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nd7# — knight e5→d7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rk2Qb1r/pp4pp/5n2/3PN3/8/8/P3bPPP/2R1K2R b K - 1 21

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