Chess Puzzle #BEA57 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1649 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f2; rooks a1/c1; knight b1; pawns a4/c3/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; rooks d8/e3; bishops c4/f8; pawns a5/b7/c6/e5/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxe3 — king f2→e3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bc5# — bishop f8→c5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Bc5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1bk1/1p3pp1/2p5/p3p2p/P1b1P3/2P1rP2/5KPP/RNR5 w - - 0 27

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