Chess Puzzle #1REic — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 918 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, morphys mate, one move.

Position

White: king c1; rooks d1/h1; bishop f5; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c3; rooks a8/b8; bishop e7; pawns a7/f6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: bxc3 — pawn b2→c3, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ba3# — bishop e7→a3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rr4k1/p3bpp1/5p1p/3P1B2/8/2q5/PPPN1PPP/2KR3R w - - 0 19

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