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

Rating 914 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king a1; queen h6; rook h1; bishop b1; knight c3; pawns a2/d4/e4/f3/g4. Black: king g8; queen a3; rooks b8/e2; knight f6; pawns a7/c6/d6/e7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe2 — knight c3→e2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qb2# — queen a3→b2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/p3p2p/2pp1npQ/8/3PP1P1/q1N2P2/P3r3/KB5R w - - 2 29

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