Chess Puzzle #5C60x — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1200 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e6; rooks a1/h1; bishop f4; knights d6/g1; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen a5; rooks a8/h8; bishop e7; knights a6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxd6 — bishop e7→d6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxd6# — bishop f4→d6, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bxd6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4k1r/pp2b1pp/n2NQn2/q1pp4/5B2/2P5/PP3PPP/R3K1NR b KQ - 0 13

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