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

Rating 1155 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rooks b1/e1; bishop d3; knight g4; pawns a4/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks d8/f8; bishop d7; knight h5; pawns a5/c6/d5/e6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh4 — queen e7→h4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh6# — knight g4→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/3bqp1p/2p1p1p1/p2pQ2n/P2P2NP/2PB4/1P3PP1/1R2R1K1 b - - 10 32

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