Chess Puzzle #0OOS6 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 575 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop c4; knights c3/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/c8; knight a5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd5 — knight c3→d5. 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: r1b1k2r/pppp1ppp/5q2/n1b1p3/2B1P3/2NP4/PPP2PPP/R2QK1NR w KQkq - 0 7

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