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

Rating 918 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rooks d1/h1; knights c3/e2; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; pawns a7/b5/c5/d6/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight c3→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen f6→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: r1b2rk1/p5b1/3p1qpp/1ppP4/2P5/2NQ4/PP2NPP1/2KR3R w - - 0 16

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