Chess Puzzle #0VSu2 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1174 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight e5; pawns a2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight c6→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen b3→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/ppp2ppp/2n5/4N3/3Pp3/1Q6/P4PPP/R1B2RK1 b kq - 1 13

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