Chess Puzzle #1Dsto — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1088 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks b1/h1; bishops d2/e2; knights c3/f1; pawns a4/b4/c4/d5/e4/f3/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen h6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/d4; knights b8/f6; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/e5/f4/g3/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bf2# — bishop d4→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb1k2r/1pp5/p2p1n1q/3Pp2p/PPPbPp2/2N2PpP/3BB1P1/1R1QKN1R w Kkq - 0 16

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