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

Rating 825 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen e2; rooks g7/h1; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/f5/h6. Black: king h8; queen f6; rooks b8/e8; knight c8; pawns a7/c6/c7/d5/e4/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng5 — knight f3→g5. 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: 1rn1r2k/p1p3Rp/2p2q1P/3p1P2/4p3/3P1N2/PPP1QP2/1K5R w - - 1 26

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