Chess Puzzle #CMTwt — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1552 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops e3/f1; knights c6/d5; pawns a2/c2/f4/g2/h4. Black: king e8; queen b2; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/d7/e7/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe3 — knight g4→e3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nc7# — knight d5→c7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Nc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1kb1r/pp1ppp1p/2N3p1/3N4/5PnP/4B3/PqP3P1/R2QKB1R b KQkq - 0 11

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