Chess Puzzle #51u1v — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1073 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen h4; rooks f7/h1; knight d6; pawns a2/b2/c2/g5. Black: king g8; queen g7; rooks b8/e4; bishop h8; knight b4; pawns a5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen h4→e4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen g7→b2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r4kb/5Rqp/3N2p1/p5P1/1n2r2Q/8/PPP5/1K5R w - - 0 32

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