Chess Puzzle #EwQOU — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1723 · Advanced · discovered attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook a4; bishops a5/b5; knight b1; pawns c6/f2/g2/h3. Black: king b7; rooks d2/h8; bishop e7; knights a8/g6; pawns e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ka7 — king b7→a7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bc7# — bishop a5→c7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: n6r/1k2bppp/2P1p1n1/BB6/R7/7P/3r1PP1/1N4K1 b - - 0 27

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