Chess Puzzle #19clk — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 932 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop h6; knights b1/f3; pawns b2/b3/c2/d3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen a2; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen d2→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bxb2# — bishop g7→b2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Bxb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp3pbp/6pB/2pp4/4n3/1P1P1N1P/qPPQ1PP1/1NKR3R w - - 5 15

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