Chess Puzzle #0VZ7Y — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 557 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen g7; rooks d1/h1; knights c3/f4; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e3/f3/g5/h4. Black: king d6; queen b4; rooks a8/h8; knights b8/c4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e6/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh8 — queen g7→h8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen b4→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: rn5r/pp4Q1/2pkp3/3p2Pp/1qnP1N1P/2N1PP2/PPP5/2KR3R w - - 1 18

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