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

Rating 813 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen d5; rooks d1/h1; knights b3/e6; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/h4. Black: king b8; queen b6; rooks f2/h8; bishop h6; pawns a6/b7/c7/e5/g6/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nbc5 — knight b3→c5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen b6→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: 1k5r/1pp5/pq2N1pb/3Qp2p/7P/1NP5/PP3rP1/1K1R3R w - - 0 23

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