Chess Puzzle #4PF0N — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1077 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen f2; rooks d1/h1; bishops a4/g5; knights c3/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f3/g2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/e7; bishops c8/h8; knights c4/f6; pawns a6/b7/d6/e6/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh4 — queen f2→h4. 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: r1b3kb/1p2r2p/pq1ppnp1/6B1/B1n1P3/2N2P2/PPP2QP1/2KR2NR w - - 4 18

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