Chess Puzzle #0S8EI — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1103 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen h5; rooks d1/h3; bishop g5; pawns b2/c2/e5/g2/h4. Black: king h8; queen c5; rooks a8/d3; bishops b3/b4; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rhxd3 — rook h3→d3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc2# — queen c5→c2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxc2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6k/ppp2ppp/4p3/2q1P1BQ/1b5P/1b1r3R/1PP3P1/2KR4 w - - 0 20

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