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

Rating 1014 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; bishop d2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e3/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/e8; bishop g7; knight b4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: a3 — pawn a2→a3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc2# — queen f5→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: r3r1k1/ppp2pb1/3p2pp/5q2/1n5P/2N1P3/PPPBQPP1/2KR3R w - - 2 15

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