Chess Puzzle #49Rro — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1112 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen d3; rook h1; bishops a2/e3; knight g3; pawns a4/b2/e4/g2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks c8/f7; bishop g7; pawns a5/b4/d6/e6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf1 — rook h1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen f6→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: 2r3k1/5rb1/3ppq2/p7/Pp2P3/3QB1N1/BP4P1/1K5R w - - 0 28

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