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

Rating 1051 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, morphys mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen e7; rooks b1/f1; bishop e3; knights d1/h3; pawns d4/e5/f4/g4/h2. Black: king g8; rooks f8/g3; bishops d5/g7; knight h4; pawns e6/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 10 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf3 — rook f1→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf3# — bishop d5→f3, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, morphys mate, one move. The combination ends with Bxf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/4Qpbp/4p1p1/3bP3/3P1PPn/4B1rN/7P/1R1N1R1K w - - 3 28

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