Chess Puzzle #4Ycnh — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1034 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 2, queenside attack, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen e3; rooks d1/h1; pawns a2/c2/d3/e4/f4/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen e7; rook f8; bishop f6; pawns a5/b5/c3/d5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: e5 — pawn e4→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qb4+ — queen e7→b4, gives check. Opponent replies Ka1 (king b1→a1).
  3. Best move: Qb2# — queen b4→b2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, queenside attack, short. The combination ends with Qb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/4q1pp/5b2/pp1p4/4PP1P/2pPQ1P1/P1P5/1K1R3R w - - 0 23

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