Chess Puzzle #4cEFR — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops a8/c1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c4/e4/e5/f5/h2. Black: king e8; queen g5; rook h8; bishops c5/h3; knight b8; pawns a7/c6/d6/f7/g3/g7. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxg5 — bishop c1→g5, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g2# — pawn g3→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with g2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: Bn2k2r/p4pp1/2pp4/2b1PPq1/2P1P3/2N3pb/PP5P/R1BQR2K w k - 0 18

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