Chess Puzzle #21zSu — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 759 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, morphys mate, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen c3; rooks e1/h1; bishop b2; knight a2; pawns a5/b4/d5/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen e3; rooks a8/f2; bishops a7/g6; knight b8; pawns a6/b7/d6/e2/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe3 — queen c3→e3, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bxe3# — bishop a7→e3, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, morphys mate, one move. The combination ends with Bxe3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn4k1/bp4pp/p2p2b1/P2P4/1P4P1/2Q1q2P/NB2pr2/2K1R2R w - - 2 28

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