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

Rating 1182 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; bishops d2/d5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/g5/h3. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishop d6; knight d4; pawns a7/b7/e6/f7/g6/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe1 — queen e2→e1. 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: r3k2r/ppq2pp1/3bp1p1/3B2P1/3n4/3P3P/PPPBQP2/2KR3R w kq - 1 17

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