Chess Puzzle #4Kwg8 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1233 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks c1/c7; knight g5; pawns a2/e5/f6/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen f8; rooks a8/g8; bishop d7; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh6 — queen f8→h6, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf7# — knight g5→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: r4qrk/1pRb1p1p/p3pPpQ/3pP1N1/8/8/P5PP/2R3K1 b - - 3 26

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