Chess Puzzle #24U4Y — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 787 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d5; rook g1; bishop b2; pawns a2/b3/c4/h3. Black: king g7; queen f5; rook a8; bishop b1; pawns a6/b4/c5/f6/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa8 — queen d5→a8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc2# — queen f5→c2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qc2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r7/6k1/p4p1p/2pQ1qp1/1pP5/1P5P/PB6/1bK3R1 w - - 4 31

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