Chess Puzzle #2DRAq — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 815 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen d2; rooks c1/d1; knights c3/e2; pawns a2/b2/e4/f3/g4. Black: king g8; queen b4; rooks b8/d6; bishops e6/h8; knight f6; pawns a6/c4/c5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd6 — queen d2→d6, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen b4→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: 1r4kb/7p/p2rbnp1/2p5/1qp1P1P1/2N2P2/PP1QN3/1KRR4 w - - 0 23

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