Chess Puzzle #71e5x — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1604 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rooks a1/f1; bishop g2; pawns a3/b2/e5/f2/h6. Black: king a4; queen b6; rooks c2/c8; bishop a6; pawns a5/b4/f5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxf1 — bishop a6→f1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: b3# — pawn b2→b3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with b3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r5/8/bq5P/p2QPp2/kp6/P7/1Pr2PB1/R4RK1 b - - 0 39

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