Chess Puzzle #348FW — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1280 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g4; rooks d5/h1; knights d6/f6; pawns a2/c2/c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen b8; rooks a8/e8; bishop a6; knight e5; pawns a7/b5/e4/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg4 — knight e5→g4, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf7# — knight d6→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rq2r2k/p5pp/b2N1N2/1p1Rn3/4p1Q1/2P4P/P1P2PP1/2K4R b - - 2 24

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