Chess Puzzle #2E057 — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 812 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen a7; rook f1; bishop a5; pawns a3/b2. Black: king c6; queen c2; rook g2; knight d7; pawns b7/d5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ka1 — king b1→a1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen c2→b2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/Qp1n4/2k5/B2p4/8/P7/1Pq3r1/1K3R2 w - - 0 33

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