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

Rating 1111 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; rooks d1/g1; bishop d2; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/e4/f2/f5/h3. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishop a3; knight a5; pawns a7/b7/c6/d4/e5/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd4 — pawn c3→d4, captures pawn. 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: r3k2r/pp4pp/1qp2p2/n3pP2/3pP3/b1PP1N1P/PP1BQP2/2KR2R1 w kq - 1 18

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