Chess Puzzle #0b0GR — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 472 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishops b5/c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight d7; pawns a6/b7/c5/e7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: axb5 — pawn a6→b5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f3→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqkb1r/1p1npppp/p7/1BpP4/8/5Q2/PPP3PP/RNB2RK1 b kq - 1 11

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