Chess Puzzle #13YJm — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 916 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, morphys mate, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e3; rooks a1/f1; bishop d5; pawns a4/c2/d3/e4/f2/f3/h2. Black: king h8; queen d2; rooks b8/g8; bishop h5; pawns a7/c5/e5/f6/f7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd2 — queen e3→d2, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf3# — bishop h5→f3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, morphys mate, one move. The combination ends with Bxf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r4rk/p4p1p/5p2/2pBp2b/P3P3/3PQP2/2Pq1P1P/R4R1K w - - 7 20

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