Chess Puzzle #20MiU — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 603 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen d6; rooks d1/h1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c4/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishop f6; pawns a7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight c3→e4. 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: r4rk1/p4ppp/1qpQpb2/8/2P5/2N3P1/PP2PP1P/2KR3R w - - 1 15

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