Chess Puzzle #45spq — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1286 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; rook c8; bishops e3/e4; knight e6; pawns a2/b3/d5/f3. Black: king f7; rook b7; bishop f8; knights e5/f6; pawns b5/d6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be7 — bishop f8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng5# — knight e6→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ng5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2R2b2/1r3kpp/3pNn2/1p1Pn3/4B3/1P2BP2/P7/1K6 b - - 3 31

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