Chess Puzzle #4FzJy — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1148 · Beginner · advanced pawn, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rooks b1/f1; bishop h6; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e6/g2/h2. Black: king g8; rooks b8/d8; bishop h8; knight d5; pawns a7/c6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc3 — knight d5→c3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: exf7# — pawn e6→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with exf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r1r2kb/p3pp1p/2p1P1pB/3n4/8/2N5/PPP3PP/1R3RK1 b - - 0 18

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