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

Rating 880 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen e3; rooks d1/h1; knight g1; pawns a3/b3/c2/d5/f3/g4/h4. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks a8/f8; knights d4/g5; pawns a6/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h4→g5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc2# — queen g6→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: r4rk1/1pp2ppp/p5q1/3Pp1n1/3n2PP/PP2QP2/2P5/2KR2NR w - - 0 18

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