Chess Puzzle #9g25w — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1536 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d4; bishop b3; knights g5/h4; pawns a2/b4/c3/e4/h3. Black: king f8; rook e8; bishop c6; knight f6; pawns b5/d7/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng6# — knight h4→g6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Ng6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rk2/3p2p1/2b2n2/1p4N1/1P1KP2N/1BP4P/P7/8 b - - 0 33

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