Chess Puzzle #3tWE4 — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1206 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/g1; bishops b6/f1; knights b3/d5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f4/g5/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks c8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knights d7/e7; pawns a6/b4/d6/e5/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb6 — knight d7→b6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6# — knight d5→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rqkb1r/1b1nnp2/pB1p2p1/3Np1Pp/1p2PP2/1N6/PPPQ3P/2KR1BR1 b k - 3 16

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