Chess Puzzle #1G3E7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 517 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; bishops b5/d2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f5/g4/h3. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks c8/h8; bishop e7; knights d7/f6; pawns a5/e6/f7/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe6 — pawn f5→e6, captures pawn. 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: 2r1k2r/2qnbpp1/4pnp1/pB3P2/6P1/3P3P/PPPBQ3/2KR3R w k - 1 18

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