Chess Puzzle #4s1xO — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1120 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen e8; rook d1; bishop f7; knight g7; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/f2. Black: king a7; queen f6; knights f8/h7; pawns a3/b7/c5. White is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne6 — knight g7→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qb2# — queen f6→b2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4Qn2/kp3BNn/5q2/2pP4/2P5/pP6/P4P2/1K1R4 w - - 2 35

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