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

Rating 937 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen e2; rooks d1/g1; bishop h4; knight b2; pawns d4/e3/f4/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen b3; bishops a3/g6; pawns c6/c7/e4/e6/f6/g7. White is ahead by 9 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc4 — queen e2→c4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen b3→b2, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/2p3p1/2p1ppb1/8/3PpPPB/bq2P2P/1N2Q3/1K1R2R1 w - - 2 29

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