Chess Puzzle #Eqi6q — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1434 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a2; rooks g7/g8; knight g5; pawns a3/b2/d4/e3. Black: king e7; rooks b3/b7; bishop e8; pawns a4/d5/e6/f5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf6 — king e7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxh7# — knight g5→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Nxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4b1R1/1r2k1Rp/4p3/3p1pN1/p2P4/Pr2P3/KP6/8 b - - 10 43

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