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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e2; rooks d1/h1; bishop f4; knight b5; pawns a2/b2/c4/f2/h2. Black: king c8; rooks d8/h8; bishop e7; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: a6 — pawn a7→a6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Na7# — knight b5→a7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Na7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/pp2bppp/5n2/1Np5/2P2B2/8/PP2KP1P/3R3R b - - 4 16

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