Chess Puzzle #22cuy — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/b3; knight b5; pawns a2/d5/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishops b6/g4; knight f3; pawns b7/c7/d6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf3# — bishop g4→f3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bxf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1pp2pp1/1b1p3p/1N1P2q1/4P1b1/1B3n2/PBQ2PPP/R4R1K w - - 6 18

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