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

Rating 1351 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c3; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f3; knight g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/h2. Black: king e8; queen g2; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/e6; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxg2 — bishop f3→g2, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bb4# — bishop c5→b4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bb4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/ppp3pp/2n1b3/2b5/4p3/2KP1B2/PPP3qP/R1BQ2NR w kq - 4 15

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