Chess Puzzle #4eCk0 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1218 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f3; rook d5; knight f5; pawns a3/b2/e4/e5/g2/h3. Black: king e6; rook h8; bishop f8; pawns a7/b6/c5/f7/g5/h4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be7 — bishop f8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng7# — knight f5→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Ng7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5b1r/p4p2/1p2k3/2pRPNp1/4P2p/P4K1P/1P4P1/8 b - - 0 28

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