Chess Puzzle #0wT2q — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 791 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen g4; rooks d1/h1; knights c3/d4; pawns b2/e3/g2/h7. Black: king h8; queen b6; rooks d8/f8; bishop a3; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/e6/f7/g5/g6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc6 — knight d4→c6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen b6→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: 3r1r1k/1p3p1P/pqn1p1p1/6p1/3N2Q1/b1N1P3/1P4P1/1K1R3R w - - 0 25

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