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

Rating 480 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen e4; rooks d1/h1; bishop a2; pawns b3/c2/d3/f4/g2/h5. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/c8; bishop d4; pawns a3/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen e4→d4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc2# — queen c7→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: r1r3k1/2q2pp1/4p2p/7P/3bQP2/pP1P4/B1P3P1/2KR3R w - - 0 27

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