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

Rating 899 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; bishop e3; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen f5; rooks e8/h8; bishops d6/e6; pawns a7/b7/c6/c7/g4/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. 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

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

Position data

FEN: 4r2r/ppp2kp1/2pbb3/5q2/3P2p1/2P1B3/PP1NQPPP/2KR3R w - - 9 17

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