Chess Puzzle #0q5P9 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 826 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/e2; knights b1/g1; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights b8/e4; pawns a7/b7/d6/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nc3 — knight b1→c3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen b6→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb1kb1r/pp3ppp/1q1p4/3Pp3/2P1n3/1P6/P2BBPPP/RN1QK1NR w KQkq - 3 9

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