Chess Puzzle #Drd7h — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1466 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook e1; bishop e6; knights d4/f7; pawns f2/g3/h2. Black: king f4; rooks c8/e8; bishops c2/e7; knights b7/e4; pawns a7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 8 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg3 — knight e4→g3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: fxg3# — pawn f2→g3, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with fxg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1r3/pn2bNpp/4B3/8/3Nnk2/6P1/2b2P1P/4R1K1 b - - 0 23

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