Chess Puzzle #9Ms4o — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1676 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king e1; queen b3; rooks a1/g1; bishop c1; knights e5/f7; pawns a2/c4/d4/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knights b4/b8; pawns a7/b6/c7/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: N4c6 — knight b4→c6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh6# — knight f7→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn2qbkr/pbp2Npp/1p2p3/4N3/1nPP4/1Q6/P4P1P/R1B1K1R1 b Q - 3 16

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