Chess Puzzle #019Z4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 495 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishops e3/f1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f4/g4/h4. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; knight d7; pawns a7/c5/d5/e6/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight c3→d5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen f6→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: r1b2rk1/p2n2bp/4pqp1/2pp4/5PPP/2N1B3/PPPQ4/2KR1B1R w - - 0 16

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