Chess Puzzle #38Pj7 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1578 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f4; bishop c5; knight g5; pawns b4/e5/g4/h5. Black: king h7; bishop e4; knight c6; pawns b5/d5/e6/g6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king h7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bf8# — bishop c5→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Bf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/7k/2n1p1p1/1pBpP1NP/1P2bKP1/8/8/8 b - - 1 48

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