Chess Puzzle #4nLCe — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1015 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen d7; rooks d1/e1; bishop c1; knight b3; pawns a2/c2/e7/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c3; rook c8; bishop h8; knight e8; pawns a3/b7/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxa3 — bishop c1→a3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc2# — queen c3→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: 2r1n1kb/1p1QPp1p/6p1/8/8/pNq2P2/P1P3PP/1KBRR3 w - - 4 27

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