Chess Puzzle #0baBU — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 912 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/e1; bishops f4/g2; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/c3/f2/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen a4; rooks a8/f8; bishops e4/e7; knight a5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd4 — queen d2→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc2# — queen a4→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: r4rk1/ppp1bppp/3p4/n7/q3bBP1/2P2N1P/PPPQ1PB1/2KRR3 w - - 5 14

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