Chess Puzzle #82xNb — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1599 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g4; queen c3; rook d3; pawns c2/d4/e5/h6. Black: king h7; queen g2; bishop e7; pawns a4/b5/f4/f7/g6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxf4 — king g4→f4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bg5# — bishop e7→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Bg5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4bp1k/6pP/1p2P3/p2P1pK1/2QR4/2P3q1/8 w - - 4 55

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