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

Rating 1378 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook d4; knight c6; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f4/g3. Black: king e6; rook e7; knight f6; pawns a5/b6/c7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd7 — rook e7→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f5# — pawn f4→f5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with f5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2p1rppp/1pN1kn2/p7/3RPP2/2P3P1/PP6/6K1 b - - 2 30

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