Chess Puzzle #4pUPE — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1356 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen d6; rooks d1/h1; bishop b5; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f5/g4. Black: king c8; queen g5; rooks d8/h8; bishop d7; knights c6/g8; pawns a6/e6/g6/h4. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen g5→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxa6# — bishop b5→a6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Bxa6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr2nr/3b4/p1nQp1p1/1B3Pq1/4P1Pp/2N5/PPP5/1K1R3R b - - 0 19

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