Chess Puzzle #8G87w — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1402 · Intermediate · endgame, hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f6; bishop h4; knight f7; pawns a5/b4/c5/d4/e5/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen e8; bishops d7/h6; pawns a6/b5/c6/d5/e6/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg8 — king g7→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxh6# — knight f7→h6, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nxh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4q3/3b1Nkp/p1p1pQpb/PpPpP3/1P1P3B/7P/6P1/7K b - - 4 37

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