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

Rating 1050 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d3; rooks d1/h1; bishop e2; knight b3; pawns e4/f2/h4. Black: king g8; rooks a2/c2; bishop e6; pawns b7/f4/f6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd4 — knight b3→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bc4# — bishop e6→c4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bc4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1p5p/4bp2/8/4Pp1P/1N1K4/r1r1BP2/3R3R w - - 0 27

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