Chess Puzzle #0LkZ0 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1012 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e3; rooks d1/f1; knight d6; pawns a2/b2/c5/e4/f2/h4. Black: king g8; queen h2; rooks a8/f8; knight d4; pawns a5/d7/e5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f2→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc2# — queen h2→c2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qc2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/3p1pp1/3N3p/p1P1p3/3nP2P/4Q3/PP3P1q/2KR1R2 w - - 1 22

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