Chess Puzzle #14G5p — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 775 · Beginner · double bishop mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop g3; knight e2; pawns b2/c2/d3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops a2/d6; pawns a7/b5/c6/c7/f7/g4/g5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b3 — pawn b2→b3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ba3# — bishop d6→a3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/p1p2p2/2pb4/1p4p1/4P1p1/3P2B1/bPPQNPPP/2KR3R w kq - 0 14

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