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

Rating 911 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen a6; rooks d1/e1; knight h8; pawns a2/b2/c3/c5/e3/f3. Black: king d7; queen g2; rook b5; bishop e7; knight f6; pawns c6/d5/e6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf7 — knight h8→f7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen g2→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: 7N/3kb1pp/Q1p1pn2/1rPp4/8/2P1PP2/PP4q1/2KRR3 w - - 0 25

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