Chess Puzzle #1s3Pp — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 681 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; bishop f4; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e3/f3/f6/h4. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishop g7; knight c4; pawns a4/b7/c6/d5/e7/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg7 — pawn f6→g7, captures bishop. 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: r3k2r/1p2ppb1/1qp2Pp1/3p3p/p1nP1B1P/2N1PP2/PPP1Q3/2KR3R w kq - 1 15

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