Chess Puzzle #2VkhK — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g3; queen c7; bishop c4; knight a3; pawns a2/b4/d6/e4/g2/h2. Black: king a6; queen a1; rook a8; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b5/d7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: bxc4 — pawn b5→c4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
2. Best move: b5# — pawn b4→b5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with b5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b5/p1Qp3p/k1nP4/1p6/1PB1P3/N5K1/P5PP/q7 b - - 1 22

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