Chess Puzzle #00cl7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 996 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen g6; rook d1; bishop g5; knights d2/e6; pawns a2/b2/c2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks a8/f2; bishop g7; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/e7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf3 — knight d2→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen e5→b2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/ppp1p1b1/4N1Q1/3pq1Bp/7P/8/PPPN1rP1/2KR4 w - - 1 17

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