Chess Puzzle #70vVd — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1469 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening, smothered mate.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/f1; knights d5/f4; pawns a2/b2/c4/d3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops d7/f8; knights d4/e7; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g5 — pawn g7→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6# — knight d5→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening, smothered mate. The combination ends with Nf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/pp1bnppp/3p4/2pN4/2PnPN2/3P4/PP1B2PP/R2QKB1R b KQkq - 6 12

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