Chess Puzzle #Il5en — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1564 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen b5; rook c7; bishops b3/g5; pawns a2/b4/f2/g3/h4. Black: king e8; queen g6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/e5; pawns a7/b7/d6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king e8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be7# — bishop g5→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Be7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/ppR3p1/3p2qp/1Q2b1B1/1P5P/1B4P1/P4P1K/8 b - - 1 25

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