Chess Puzzle #6nGt9 — Intermediate, White to move, opening

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

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; bishops b2/h7; knights d2/g5; pawns a2/b3/c4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops c5/g4; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf7# — knight g5→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qr1k1/ppp2ppB/2n2n1p/2b1p1N1/2P3b1/1P2P3/PBQN1PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 1 13

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