Chess Puzzle #1V3kq — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 707 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen g7; rooks d1/h1; bishop d2; knight e2; pawns a3/b2/c2/f3/g4/h4. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h7; bishop e7; knight c4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh7 — queen g7→h7, captures rook. 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: r3k3/pp2bpQr/1q2p1p1/3p4/2n3PP/P4P2/1PPBN3/2KR3R w q - 1 19

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