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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; rooks a1/g1; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f2/g7. Black: king g8; rooks a8/e8; bishop f3; knight c6; pawns b6/b7/c7/d6/e5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rac8 — rook a8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf6# — knight d5→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/1pp2pPp/1pnp4/3Np3/4P3/3P1b2/PPP2P1K/R5R1 b - - 1 18

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