Chess Puzzle #2AxrV — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1080 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen a7; rooks d1/h1; bishops b2/f1; pawns a4/b3/c2/d2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen f5; rooks d8/h8; bishop e7; knight b4; pawns b7/c6/e6/f7/g6/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g4 — pawn g2→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc2# — queen f5→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: 2kr3r/Qp2bpp1/2p1p1p1/5q2/Pn6/1P6/1BPP1PPP/2KR1B1R w - - 1 18

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