Chess Puzzle #06hti — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1132 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rook d1; bishop e2; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c4/f4/h2. Black: king c8; queen e5; rooks d8/g8; bishops f2/h3; pawns a7/b6/d7/e6/f5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bg2# — bishop h3→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr2r1/p2p1p1p/1p2p3/4qp2/2P2P2/P1N4b/1PQ1Bb1P/3R3K w - - 0 25

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