Chess Puzzle #15RIE — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1186 · Beginner · collinear, discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king a1; queen b3; rooks b1/e2; bishops d2/d3; knight g5; pawns a2/c2/d4/e5/f4/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen b7; rooks a4/b8; bishops b4/d7; knight h2; pawns a3/c6/d5/e6/f5/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa4 — queen b3→a4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bc3+ — bishop b4→c3, gives check. Opponent replies Bxc3 (bishop d2→c3, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxb1# — queen b7→b1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

collinear, discovered attack, mate, mate in 2, middlegame, short. The combination ends with Qxb1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/1q1b4/2p1p1p1/3pPpNp/rb1P1P1P/pQ1B4/P1PBR1Pn/KR6 w - - 2 35

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