Chess Puzzle #028b4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1087 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop d3; knight e5; pawns a3/b4/c4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d4; rooks a8/f8; bishops b6/c8; pawns a7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc6 — knight e5→c6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen d4→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/p4pp1/1bp1p2p/4N3/1PPq4/P2B3P/5PP1/R2QK2R w KQ - 1 18

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