Chess Puzzle #1SDEh — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 890 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g3; rooks d1/h1; bishop c2; knight d2; pawns a2/b3/c4/e3/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen c3; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight d3; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e6/f7/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb1 — king c1→b1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qb2# — queen c3→b2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/pp3p2/2p1p2p/3pP1p1/2P5/1PqnP1QP/P1BN1PP1/2KR3R w kq - 7 17

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