Chess Puzzle #2ejqK — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1217 · Intermediate · discovered attack, discovered check, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishops c3/d3; pawns a3/c2/d5/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop g4; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/f4/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen f3→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bf3# — bishop g4→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, discovered check, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp4p1/2n4p/3P2q1/5pb1/P1BB1Q2/2P2P1P/R4RK1 w - - 0 20

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