Chess Puzzle #MiPz1 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1468 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook f1; bishops b2/g2; knight g4; pawns d2/e2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; rook a8; bishops b4/b5; knight c7; pawns b7/d5/e6/g5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe2 — bishop b5→e2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh6# — knight g4→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/1pn4p/4p3/1b1p2p1/1b4N1/6P1/1B1PP1BP/5RK1 b - - 3 25

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