Chess Puzzle #4nMLh — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1269 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen b4; rooks d1/g1; bishop f1; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f4/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop e4; knight e6; pawns a7/b7/d5/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf5 — pawn g4→f5, captures pawn. 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: r4rk1/ppq3pp/4n3/3pNp2/1Q2bPP1/8/PPP4P/2KR1BR1 w - - 1 17

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