Chess Puzzle #9ghei — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1740 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g4; queen d3; rooks f1/f2; bishop g2; knight c4; pawns a2/a3/e4/f5/h3. Black: king g7; queen c7; rooks c8/d8; bishop f7; pawns a7/c5/d4/f6/g5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf3 — king g4→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bh5# — bishop f7→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rr4/p1q2bk1/5p2/2p2Pp1/2NpP1K1/P2Q3P/P4RB1/5R2 w - - 1 31

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