Chess Puzzle #4SHj5 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1466 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c2; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/g2; knight c5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g4/h3. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks f2/h8; bishop h4; knights c4/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb3 — king c2→b3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qb5# — queen d7→b5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qb5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k3nr/pppq2p1/4p2p/2N5/2nP2Pb/2P4P/PPK2rB1/R1BQ3R w - - 4 18

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