Chess Puzzle #I6hd0 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1412 · Intermediate · Boden’s mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen f3; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; knights d2/g1; pawns a2/b2/e3/g2/g3/h3. Black: king e8; queen c3; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/f5; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/g5/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: bxc3 — pawn b2→c3, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ba3# — bishop c5→a3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

Boden’s mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ba3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2k2r/ppp2p2/8/2bp1bpp/8/2q1PQPP/PP1N2P1/2KR1BNR w kq - 0 13

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