Chess Puzzle #11v7W — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 554 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishops c4/e3; knight c3; pawns b2/c2/d3/f2/g4/h3. Black: king h7; queen b6; rooks b8/c7; bishop c5; pawns e5/g6/g7. White is ahead by 9 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd5 — knight c3→d5. 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: 1r6/2r3pk/1q4p1/2b1p3/2B3P1/2NPB2P/1PPQ1P2/1K1R3R w - - 5 28

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