Chess Puzzle #DBpKi — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1901 · Advanced · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; rook g5; bishop c4; knights d5/f3; pawns a2/a3. Black: king f5; rooks b8/e8; bishop e5; knight d4; pawns a6/c5/e7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke4 — king f5→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nd2# — knight f3→d2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nd2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r2r3/4p3/p7/2pNbkR1/2Bn4/P4N2/P7/2K5 b - - 3 31

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