Chess Puzzle #49Mep — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1001 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king e1; queen g3; rooks a1/h1; bishop e2; knights a8/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king d8; queen e4; rook h8; bishops c5/c8; knight d4; pawns a7/b6/d7/f6/f7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O-O — king e1→c1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc2# — queen e4→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: N1bk3r/p2p1p1p/1p3p2/2b5/3nq3/6Q1/PPP1BPPP/R3K1NR w KQ - 0 13

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