Chess Puzzle #06lDi — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 609 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c4; rooks a1/f3; bishop g2; knight b1; pawns a2/c2/e3/e4/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen b2; rooks d8/h8; knight g8; pawns a7/b6/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa1 — queen b2→a1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen c4→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rk1nr/p1p2ppp/1p6/8/2Q1P3/4PRP1/PqP3BP/RN5K b k - 0 17

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