Chess Puzzle #rngPH — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1821 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c8; rook g1; bishop f6; knight g6; pawns b5/e5/g2/h3. Black: king e6; queen e4; rook d4; knights c4/e3; pawns b6/c5/d3/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf7 — king e6→f7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh8# — knight g6→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2Q5/8/1p2kBNp/1Pp1P3/2nrq3/3pn2P/6P1/6RK b - - 14 42

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