Chess Puzzle #10tl7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 849 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rooks d1/h1; bishops d2/d5; pawns b2/c5/d4/e5/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen b8; rooks a8/f8; bishop g7; pawns a3/a4/c6/e6/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ba2 — bishop d5→a2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen b8→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: rq3rk1/5pbp/2p1p1p1/2PBP3/p2P2P1/p2Q3P/1P1B4/2KR3R w - - 0 24

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