Chess Puzzle #2D1YB — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1252 · Intermediate · Boden’s mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g6; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/d3; knights b1/g1; pawns a5/b2/c4/d4/f2/g5/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops d7/f8; knights b8/g8; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/e6/e7/h7. Material is balanced. 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, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn1qkbnr/pp1bp2p/3pp1Q1/P1p3P1/2PP4/3B4/1P3P1P/RNB1K1NR b KQkq - 0 12

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