Chess Puzzle #2IkEA — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 552 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen a5; rooks d1/h1; bishops b2/f1; knights a4/g1; pawns a3/c2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks d8/h8; bishops f8/g6; knights b3/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxb3 — pawn c2→b3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd1# — queen d7→d1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr1bnr/pppq2pp/5pb1/Q3p3/N3P3/Pn6/1BP3PP/2KR1BNR w - - 0 14

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