Chess Puzzle #3W3B3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king a2; queen d5; rooks c4/d1; pawns b3/f3. Black: king h6; queen e2; bishop g5; pawns a3/b4/e5/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Kb1 — king a2→b1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qb2# — queen e2→b2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/7k/3Qp1b1/1pR5/pP3P2/K3q3/3R4 w - - 0 43

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