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

Rating 842 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen c4; rooks d1/g1; bishop c6; knight b5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f5/h2. Black: king b8; queen e5; rooks d6/h8; bishop g7; knight c5; pawns b6/c7/f7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd6 — knight b5→d6, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen e5→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: 1k5r/2p2pbp/1pBr4/1Nn1qP2/2Q5/8/PPP4P/1K1R2R1 w - - 6 25

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