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

Rating 1116 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops b2/g2; knights c3/f4; pawns a2/b3/c2/d3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d4; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/f5; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Na4 — knight c3→a4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen d4→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: r4rk1/ppp2ppp/2n2n2/2b2b2/3qpN2/1PNP2P1/PBP2PBP/R2QK2R w KQ - 0 11

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