Chess Puzzle #2DqJ8 — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 869 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c6; knight e6; pawns a7/b6/g2. Black: king a8; pawn f2. White is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f1=Q — pawn f2→f1, promotes to queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nc7# — knight e6→c7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: k7/P7/1PK1N3/8/8/8/5pP1/8 b - - 1 67

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