Chess Puzzle #1tig9 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1130 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, morphys mate, one move.

Position

White: king c1; rooks d1/h1; bishops d4/f1; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c2/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king e7; rooks a8/e8; bishops b4/e6; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/c7/f7/g5/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ba5 — bishop b4→a5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bc5# — bishop d4→c5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, morphys mate, one move. The combination ends with Bc5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3r3/ppp1kp2/2p1bn1p/6p1/1b1BP3/P1N2P2/1PP3PP/2KR1B1R b - - 0 14

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