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

Rating 928 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen d7; rooks d1/h1; bishop d2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks a8/c8; bishop g7; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/d6/f4/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight c3→e4, captures knight. 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: r1r3k1/pp1Q2b1/3p3p/3Pq1p1/4np2/2N4P/PPPB2P1/2KR3R w - - 3 18

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