Chess Puzzle #0qhh4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 654 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; bishop d2; knight c5; pawns a3/b4/d4/e3/f4/h2. Black: king h5; bishops c4/h4; pawns a7/b5/e4/e6/f5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh3 — king g3→h3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bf1# — bishop c4→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Bf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p7/4p2p/1pN2p1k/1PbPpP1b/P3P1K1/3B3P/8 w - - 11 36

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