Chess Puzzle #4g84D — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1059 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen e8; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/c4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen b7; rook a8; bishops c8/g7; knight f8; pawns a7/f7/g6. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen e8→e7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen b7→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: r1b1Qn1k/pq3pb1/6p1/3N4/2P2P2/8/PP4PP/2KR1B1R w - - 3 22

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