Chess Puzzle #098RM — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 639 · Beginner · Boden’s mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/e2; knights b1/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d2/f2/f5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights b8/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/e7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf5 — pawn g6→f5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bh5# — bishop e2→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

Boden’s mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Bh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnbqkbnr/ppppp2p/6p1/5P2/8/8/PPPPBPPP/RNBQK1NR b KQkq - 1 3

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