Chess Puzzle #7xeWx — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1402 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; rook f2; bishop g2; knight f5; pawns a2/b3/e4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c8; rook f8; bishop b7; knights c7/g6; pawns a6/b5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne8 — knight c7→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh6# — knight f5→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2q2rk1/1bn2p1p/p4Qn1/1p3N2/4P3/1P4P1/P4RBP/6K1 b - - 5 22

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