Chess Puzzle #0N9JB — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 667 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights c5/e5; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nexd3 — knight e5→d3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f4→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: r1bqk2r/pp3p2/4p1p1/2npn1Np/5Q2/2NB4/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 b kq - 1 14

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