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

Rating 1003 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; bishops c4/d2; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishops f6/g6; knight b8; pawns a6/b7/c6/e6/f7/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg6 — knight e5→g6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen b6→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: rn3rk1/1p3pp1/pqp1pbb1/4N3/2B1P1P1/7P/PPPBQP2/2KR3R w - - 3 18

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