Chess Puzzle #0AyLC — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 574 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/f1; knight b1; pawns a2/b4/d4/e2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights b8/e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e3 — pawn e2→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f6→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rnb1k2r/pppp1p1p/5qp1/8/1P1Pn3/8/P2BPPPP/RN1QKB1R w KQkq - 1 9

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