Chess Puzzle #3rQqH — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen g4; rooks a1/h1; knight h6; pawns a2/b2/c2/c4/e4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/e5/f6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: d5 — pawn d7→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf7# — knight h6→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1bqr2k/pppp1p1p/5p1N/4p3/2P1P1Q1/8/PPP3PP/R4K1R b - - 0 15

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