Chess Puzzle #6CP60 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1474 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h7; rooks c3/e7; bishop e3; pawns c4/h2. Black: king d8; queen b2; rook f6; bishop c8; pawns a5/c6/d6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc3 — queen b2→c3, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bb6# — bishop e3→b6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Bb6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2bk4/4R2Q/2pp1r2/p7/2P5/2R1B3/1q5P/6K1 b - - 0 34

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