Chess Puzzle #5ACHy — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king c3; rook d7; knight f2; pawns e4/f5/g2/h4. Black: king f6; rook a4; bishops b3/c1; pawns a7/b7/c2/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Be3 — bishop c1→e3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Ng4# — knight f2→g4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Ng4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp1R2p1/5k1p/5P2/r3P2P/1bK5/2p2NP1/2b5 b - - 1 35

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