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

Rating 1460 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; rook b1; bishop g1; knight e5; pawns a5/b3/g3. Black: king g8; rook d2; bishops a3/e4; pawns f5/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook b1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bg2# — bishop e4→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Bg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/8/6pp/P3Np2/4b3/bP4P1/3r4/1R3KB1 w - - 2 37

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