Chess Puzzle #160rd — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 865 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen f1; rooks g1/h2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/c4/f2/g5. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; knight d4; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/e5/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg3 — rook g1→g3. 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: r4rk1/pp4p1/3p4/2p1pqP1/2Pn4/2N5/PPP2P1R/2K2QR1 w - - 0 21

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