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

Rating 1422 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen d8; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/e5/f2/g4/h6. Black: king e6; rooks c3/e4; knight d7; pawns a6/b4/d5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight d7→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ng5# — knight f3→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Ng5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3Q4/3n1p1p/p3k1pP/3pP3/1p2r1P1/1Pr2N2/P4PK1/8 b - - 10 37

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