Chess Puzzle #2QOo5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1185 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a3; queen f6; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/d3/e5/g4. Black: king g7; queen c2; rook h2; pawns a7/c6/e6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king g7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf7# — knight g5→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p5kp/2p1pQp1/4P1N1/6P1/K2P4/PPq4r/8 b - - 3 36

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