Chess Puzzle #5Dpe4 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1220 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks d1/e1; bishop f5; knight h6; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/f2/g2. Black: king h8; queen c8; rooks a7/e8; bishop e7; knight b6; pawns a6/b5/c4/d5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf5 — pawn g6→f5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf7# — knight h6→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2q1r2k/r3b2p/pn4pN/1p1pPB2/2pP2Q1/8/PP3PP1/3RR1K1 b - - 3 30

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