Chess Puzzle #21rTe — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 424 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king e1; queen d2; rooks a1/h1; bishop d3; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/e3/f2/g2/h5. Black: king e8; queen e5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/g7; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f7/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O-O — king e1→c1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen e5→b2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/pp3pb1/2p4p/3pq1pP/8/3BP3/PPPQNPP1/R3K2R w KQkq - 0 15

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