Chess Puzzle #396sX — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1116 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; queen f6; rook f2; knight f5; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/g2. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks b1/f8; pawns a5/b6/c7/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh7 — queen h5→h7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne7# — knight f5→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/2p2p2/1p3Qp1/p2P1N1q/2P5/1P4K1/P4RP1/1r6 b - - 3 36

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