Chess Puzzle #288Qp — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 986 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g4; rook h1; bishops e7/f1; knight g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; knight b8; pawns a5/b5/c6/e6/f6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf6# — bishop e7→f6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bxf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb1r1k1/4Bp1p/2p1pp2/pp1q4/6QP/8/PPP2PP1/2K2BNR b - - 1 16

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