Chess Puzzle #23CBy — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1202 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rook f2; bishop c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen e4; rooks a8/e8; pawns a7/b7/c6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen e4→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxg7# — bishop c3→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Bxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3r2k/pp3Qpp/2p5/8/4q3/2B4P/PPP2RP1/6K1 b - - 2 24

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