Chess Puzzle #1AQSY — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1184 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen e4; rooks d1/g1; bishop f7; knight d6; pawns a2/b2/c2/f6/h3. Black: king h7; queen e5; rooks b8/f8; bishop c8; knight g4; pawns a7/c5/d7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h3→g4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen e5→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: 1rb2r2/p2p1B1k/3N1Pp1/2p1q2p/4Q1n1/7P/PPP5/1K1R2R1 w - - 0 28

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