Chess Puzzle #2J0oW — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 861 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, smothered mate.

Position

White: king g1; queen g8; rooks c1/d1; bishop b3; knights c3/h6; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen b8; rooks a8/c8; bishop b7; knights f6/f8; pawns a6/b5/c4/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg8 — knight f6→g8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf7# — knight h6→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rqr2nQk/1b4pp/p4n1N/1p6/2pP1P2/1BN5/PP3PPP/2RR2K1 b - - 4 18

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