Chess Puzzle #11OtW — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 836 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rook c1; bishops e4/f6; knight g5; pawns a3/b2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/f4; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh5 — pawn g6→h5, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bh7# — bishop e4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1b1q1p2/p3pBp1/1p4NQ/3PBb2/P7/1P3PPP/2R3K1 b - - 0 24

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