Chess Puzzle #136ae — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 997 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rook b1; bishop b5; pawns c4/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b4; rook d8; bishop a8; pawns b2/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxb2 — rook b1→b2, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen b4→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: b2r2k1/5pp1/4p2p/1B1pP3/1qPP4/8/1pQ2PPP/1R4K1 w - - 2 34

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