Chess Puzzle #1DZzv — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 689 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen e3; rooks d5/h1; bishop e8; knight c5; pawns a4/b2/c2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen c7; rook a8; bishops e6/f6; knight d4; pawns a5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe6 — knight c5→e6, 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: r3B1k1/2q2ppp/4bb2/p1NR4/P2n3P/4Q3/1PP3P1/2K4R w - - 1 26

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