Chess Puzzle #6lSVy — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1489 · Intermediate · discovered attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g5; rooks a1/h1; bishop b3; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king c8; rooks d8/e5; bishop g4; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h3→g4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f4# — pawn f5→f4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with f4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr4/ppp3pp/6n1/4rpK1/4p1b1/1BN4P/PPP2PP1/R6R w - - 3 18

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