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

Rating 844 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; rooks d1/h1; bishops b5/e3; pawns c2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c7; rooks a8/d8; bishops a2/e7; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rhe1 — rook h1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ba3# — bishop e7→a3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2r4/ppk1bppp/8/1B6/8/2P1B3/b1P2PPP/2KR3R w - - 0 15

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