Chess Puzzle #3yspc — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1039 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen f4; rooks d1/f5; bishop c4; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f2; rooks a8/f8; bishop g6; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf6 — rook f5→f6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc2# — queen f2→c2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxc2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1pp2ppp/p4nb1/5R2/2B2Q2/2N2P2/PPP2qPP/2KR4 w - - 7 19

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