Chess Puzzle #7tkq3 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, knight endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f2; knight c7; pawns e4/f3/g4. Black: king f4; knight c4; pawns d4/e5/h4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h3 — pawn h4→h3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ne6# — knight c7→e6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, knight endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Ne6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2N5/8/4p3/2npPkPp/5P2/5K2/8 b - - 2 53

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