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

Rating 679 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen g3; rooks d1/h1; bishop e2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks a8/f8; bishop f5; knight f2; pawns a7/c6/c7/d5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Na4 — knight c3→a4. 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: r4rk1/p1p3pp/2p5/2qp1b2/5P2/2N3Q1/PPP1BnPP/2KR3R w - - 0 16

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