Chess Puzzle #9sX38 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1545 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen e3; rooks a1/e1; knight g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/f3. Black: king g8; queen c4; rooks f6/h2; pawns a7/c5/c6/d5/f5/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b3 — pawn b2→b3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc2# — queen c4→c2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/p5p1/2p2r2/2pp1p1p/2q5/4QP2/PPP4r/R2KR1N1 w - - 13 33

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