Chess Puzzle #10lqn — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 578 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen g3; rooks d1/g1; bishop g5; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e5. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/e8; bishops g6/g7; knight b8; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/f7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh4 — knight f3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc2# — queen f5→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: rn2r1k1/1p3pb1/p1p3b1/3pPqB1/3P4/2N2NQ1/PPP5/2KR2R1 w - - 1 20

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