Chess Puzzle #3fr3N — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1230 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f3; rook h2; bishop d2; knight c4; pawns b3/d3/e5/g4. Black: king g6; rook f1; bishop e7; knight c3; pawns b4/c5/e6/f7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke3 — king f3→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bg5# — bishop e7→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Bg5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4bp2/4p1k1/2p1P3/1pN3P1/1PnP1K2/3B3R/5r2 w - - 7 58

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