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

Rating 478 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen a4; rooks d1/h1; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/d3/d4/f2/g2/g3. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks b8/h8; knights d7/f6; pawns a5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g4 — pawn g3→g4. 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: 1r2k2r/3n1pp1/1q2pn1p/p2p4/Q2P4/2NP1NP1/PP3PP1/1K1R3R w k - 3 17

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