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

Rating 757 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/c4; knights b1/h8; pawns a2/b2/c3/d2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c5; rook a8; bishops c8/h4; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/e5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be2 — bishop c4→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen c5→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2N/pppp2pp/2n2n2/2q1p3/2B1P2b/2P5/PP1P2PP/RNBQ1K1R w q - 1 9

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