Chess Puzzle #0LXye — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 794 · Beginner · Boden’s mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks c1/e1; bishops c3/h1; knight e5; pawns a2/b3/c4/d4/e2/f3/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c8; rooks a8/f8; bishops h3/h6; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e7/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc2 — rook c1→c2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be3# — bishop h6→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

Boden’s mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Be3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1q2rk1/pp2pp2/2p2npb/3pN2p/2PP4/1PB2PPb/P3P2P/2RQR1KB w - - 2 16

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