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

Rating 820 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen e1; rooks g1/g7; pawns a2/b3/c2/c4/e4/f5/h4. Black: king b8; queen e5; rooks d6/h8; pawns a3/b7/d3/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd3 — pawn c2→d3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qb2# — queen e5→b2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1k5r/1p4R1/3r4/4qP1p/2P1P2P/pP1p4/P1P5/1K2Q1R1 w - - 0 35

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