Chess Puzzle #0DsG1 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1107 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen b5; bishop d2; pawns b3/d3/d5/e4. Black: king a7; queen f3; bishop h2; pawns b4/c5/d4/f6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke1 — king f1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bg3# — bishop h2→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Bg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/k7/5p2/1QpP4/1p1pP3/1P1P1q2/3B3b/5K2 w - - 3 37

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