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

Rating 1220 · Intermediate · endgame, hook mate, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; rook d1; knight f5; pawns f4/g4/h2. Black: king e7; rook a2; knight b4; pawns a6/c4/e3/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke6 — king e7→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rd6# — rook d1→d6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hook mate, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rd6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4kppp/p7/5N2/1np2PP1/4p3/r6P/3R1K2 b - - 1 33

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