Chess Puzzle #23VIj — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 530 · Beginner · Boden’s mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen g6; rooks a1/h1; bishops b2/d3; knights b1/g1; pawns a2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights c6/g8; pawns a7/b7/d7/e5/e7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg6 — pawn h7→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, one move, opening. The combination ends with Bxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqkbnr/pp1pp2p/2n3Q1/4p3/5P2/3B4/PB4PP/RN2K1NR b KQkq - 0 9

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