Chess Puzzle #DC4Ve — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1437 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g6; rooks a1/h1; bishop f4; pawns a2/c2/c3/d4/e3/f2/g5/h4. Black: king e6; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke7 — king e6→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bd6# — bishop f4→d6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bd6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1b1r/pp1n2p1/4k1Q1/2pp2Pp/3P1B1P/2P1P3/P1P2P2/R3K2R b KQ - 0 15

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