Chess Puzzle #4877G — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1044 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rook h4; bishop b1; knight f4; pawns c3/d4/f2/g3/h3. Black: king f8; queen c8; rooks g7/g8; bishop b7; knight e7; pawns b5/e6/f6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc3 — queen c8→c3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxe6# — knight f4→e6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxe6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2q2kr1/1b2n1r1/4pp2/1p5Q/3P1N1R/2P3PP/5P2/1B4K1 b - - 0 34

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