Chess Puzzle #30VZO — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1163 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen b3; rook h5; bishops b2/g2; knight d5; pawns a3/e5/g3/g5. Black: king g8; queen f2; rooks a8/f8; bishop f5; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg2 — queen f2→g2, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne7# — knight d5→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ne7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp3pp1/4p3/3NPbPR/6n1/PQ4P1/1B3qB1/3K4 b - - 1 27

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