Chess Puzzle #264GQ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 580 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rooks d1/e7; bishop g5; pawns b2/c2/d5/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b4; rooks a8/b8; bishop g7; pawns a6/d6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c3 — pawn c2→c3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen b4→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: rr4k1/4Rpbp/p2p2p1/3P2B1/1q6/3Q4/1PP2P1P/2KR4 w - - 0 20

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