Chess Puzzle #H7nid — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1469 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king d2; rooks a7/h1; bishops a4/c5; pawns a2/b2/c3. Black: king e8; rooks b8/f5; bishops e2/e5; pawns d3/g6/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd8 — king e8→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be7+ — bishop c5→e7, gives check. Opponent replies Kc8 (king d8→c8).
  3. Best move: Bd7# — bishop a4→d7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Bd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r2k3/R7/6p1/2B1br1p/B7/2Pp4/PP1Kb3/7R b - - 5 32

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