Chess Puzzle #3PSUZ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1090 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen h5; rooks d1/e1; bishop d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/f5/h3. Black: king b8; queen b6; rooks g2/g8; bishop e5; pawns a5/b7/c6/f6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be3 — bishop d2→e3. 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: 1k4r1/1p5p/1qp2p2/p3bP1Q/8/2P4P/PP1B2r1/2KRR3 w - - 0 32

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