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

Rating 876 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; rooks d1/h1; bishops e3/f1; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; rooks d8/h8; bishops d6/g6; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ba3# — bishop d6→a3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/ppp2pp1/2nb2bp/4p3/3P4/1PP1BN2/P4PPP/2KR1B1R w - - 0 18

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