Chess Puzzle #4vgoa — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1339 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; bishops b2/g2; knights b1/g1; pawns c2/d2/e3/f3/f6/h4. Black: king e8; queen a2; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/h7; knight b3; pawns b7/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxb3 — pawn c2→b3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb1# — queen a2→b1, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxb1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/1p3ppb/2p1pP1p/3p4/7P/1n2PP2/qBPPQ1B1/1NKR2NR w kq - 0 16

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