Chess Puzzle #0f99n — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 746 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishops d5/g5; pawns a2/c2/c3/d4/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d7; rooks a8/h8; knight c6; pawns a6/b5/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd5 — queen d7→d5, 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, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/2pq1ppp/p1n1p3/1p1B2B1/3P4/2P2Q1P/P1P3P1/R4RK1 b kq - 0 15

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