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

Rating 533 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; bishop f4; knight d6; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h4. Black: king f8; queen b6; rooks d8/h8; bishop d4; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/e7/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight d6→e4. 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: 3r1k1r/pp1npp2/1q1N2p1/7p/3b1B1P/8/PPP1QPP1/1K1R3R w - - 2 18

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