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

Rating 1442 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; bishop f5; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/g3. Black: king f7; queen g7; rooks e8/f8; bishop d6; knight c6; pawns a6/b5/c7/d5/f6/g5/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne7 — knight c6→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be6# — bishop f5→e6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Be6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rr2/2p2kq1/p1nb1p2/1p1p1Bpp/3P4/2P2NP1/PPQ2PP1/R3R1K1 b - - 3 20

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