Chess Puzzle #5NoU6 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1108 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen a6; rook e1; bishops a1/e2; knights d2/f3; pawns c3/c5/e4/f2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rook g8; bishops c8/f6; pawns d6/e5/f4/h6. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king g2→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bh3# — bishop c8→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2bq2rk/8/Q2p1b1p/2P1p3/4Pp2/2P2N2/3NBPK1/B3R3 w - - 1 32

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