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

Rating 405 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen e3; rooks d1/h1; bishop b2; knight a4; pawns a2/b3/c2/d2/f2/g4/h3. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishops d4/g6; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen e3→d4, captures bishop. 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/1pq2ppp/p3pnb1/3p4/N2b2P1/1P2Q2P/PBPP1P2/2KR3R w kq - 0 17

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