Chess Puzzle #0e3CX — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 631 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c6/e3; knights b1/e2; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/g5/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g4; knights e5/h7; pawns a7/d6/f7/g7/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc6 — knight e5→c6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f2→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: r2qkb1r/p4ppn/2Bp4/4n1Pp/4P1b1/2P1B3/PP2NQ1P/RN3RK1 b kq - 0 18

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