Chess Puzzle #FyHN9 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1405 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; rook e1; bishop b3; knight e5; pawn a2. Black: king f8; rook c3; bishop g4; knight f6; pawns a7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h5 — pawn h7→h5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng6# — knight e5→g6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Ng6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/p5pp/5n2/4N3/6b1/1Br5/P6K/4R3 b - - 2 29

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