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

Rating 1067 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen h5; rooks d1/e1; bishop d3; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/f5/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen b6; rooks c8/h8; bishops d7/g7; pawns a4/b7/d5/e7/f7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e6 — pawn e5→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen b6→b2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2k1r/1p1bppb1/1q5p/3pPP1Q/p7/3B1N2/PPP3PP/1K1RR3 w - - 0 21

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