Chess Puzzle #0NESO — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 604 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop d3; knights b1/g1; pawns a2/d2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rook a8; bishops c5/f5; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/h7. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf3 — knight g1→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen h4→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k3/ppp2p1p/8/2bp1b2/3Pn2q/3BP3/P2P1PPP/RN1QK1NR w KQq - 1 11

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