Chess Puzzle #2x1Lm — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1033 · Beginner · corner mate, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g8; rooks a1/g1; bishop d3; knight e5; pawns b2/b5/c3/d4/f2/h4. Black: king h8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishop f6; knight b8; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg8 — rook f8→g8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf7# — knight e5→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn3rQk/1p3p2/pq2pb1p/1P1pN3/3P3P/2PB4/1P3P2/R3K1R1 b Q - 1 20

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