Chess Puzzle #1yDEb — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 525 · Beginner · Boden’s mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rooks a1/f1; bishops a3/d3; knight d2; pawns a4/b3/c2/d4/e5/f4/g4/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c7/d7; knight c8; pawns a5/b7/c6/d5/e6/f7/g5/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg6 — pawn f7→g6, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxg6# — bishop d3→g6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

Boden’s mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1nqk2r/1pbb1pp1/2p1p1Q1/p2pP1p1/P2P1PP1/BP1B4/2PN3P/R4RK1 b kq - 0 17

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