Chess Puzzle #9tzi7 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rooks c1/e1; bishops c2/e5; knight g7; pawns a4/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/d7; knight g3; pawns a6/b7/e6/h6. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe8 — knight g7→e8, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf2# — bishop c5→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3qrk1/1p1b2N1/p3p2p/2b1B3/P7/2P3n1/1PB2PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 24

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