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

Rating 1188 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen c3; rooks d1/h1; bishop g5; knights d2/f3; pawns b3/c4/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king b8; queen a2; rooks d8/h8; bishop d6; knights d3/f6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd3 — queen c3→d3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ba3# — bishop d6→a3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ba3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k1r3r/pp3pp1/3bpn2/3p2Bp/2PP4/1PQn1N1P/q2N1PP1/2KR3R w - - 2 18

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