Chess Puzzle #07LQE — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks c1/h1; bishops d2/f1; knights e2/g1; pawns a2/b3/e3/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; knights b8/e4; pawns a7/b7/c5/d4/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: fxe4 — pawn f3→e4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen f6→f1, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb2rk1/pp4bp/5qp1/2p5/3pn3/1P2PP2/P2BN1PP/2RQKBNR w K - 1 14

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