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

Rating 536 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen g2; rooks d1/h1; bishop b2; knight a4; pawns a2/b3/c2/d2/f2/g5. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; bishops d6/g6; pawns a7/c5/d4/e5/f7/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh2 — queen g2→h2. 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: r4rk1/p4pp1/3b2b1/2p1pqP1/N2p4/1P6/PBPP1PQ1/2KR3R w - - 1 20

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