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

Rating 514 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen a6; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king b8; queen c7; rooks d8/h8; bishop f5; knight d4; pawns d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd4 — rook d1→d4, captures knight. 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: 1k1r3r/2q2ppp/Q3p3/3pPb2/3n1P2/8/PPP3PP/2KR1B1R w - - 0 18

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