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

Rating 734 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops b2/c4; knights b1/e2; pawns a2/c2/d4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/g7; knights e4/e5; pawns a7/b4/b7/d7/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen b6→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/pp1pppbp/1q4p1/4n3/1pBPn3/5P2/PBP1N1PP/RN1QK2R w KQkq - 0 10

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