Chess Puzzle #0ou9z — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 965 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen c7; rooks d1/h1; bishop h6; knights e2/g5; pawns a2/b3/c2/d5/e4/f3/g2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/c8; bishops d7/h8; knight a3; pawns a6/b4/d6/e5/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd7 — queen c7→d7, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxc2# — rook c8→c2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Rxc2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1r3kb/2Qb3p/p2p1qpB/3Pp1N1/1p2P3/nP3P2/P1P1N1P1/2KR3R w - - 1 23

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