Chess Puzzle #59S2H — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1063 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e2; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/g2; knights a3/d2; pawns a4/b2/c3/e4/f4/g3/h2. Black: king e8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g4; knights c6/f6; pawns a6/b5/c4/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke3 — king e2→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bc5# — bishop f8→c5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bc5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/5ppp/p1n2n2/1p2p3/P1p1PPb1/N1P3P1/1P1NK1BP/R1B4R w kq - 1 14

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