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

Rating 619 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen g6; rook h1; bishop d3; knight f4; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/e4/f3. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/e8; bishop g7; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg4 — queen g6→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen f6→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: r3r1k1/pp4b1/2pp1qQ1/3P4/2P1PN2/3B1P2/PP6/1K5R w - - 1 27

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