Chess Puzzle #58XB8 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1439 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen f7; bishop e7; pawns a4/f2/g3. Black: king h4; rooks d1/e1; pawns a6/b6/d5/e6/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg4 — king h4→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f3# — pawn f2→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with f3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4BQ2/pp2p2p/3p2p1/P6k/6P1/5P1K/3rr3 b - - 0 46

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