Chess Puzzle #0rdja — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 672 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop b2; pawns c2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h5. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks b8/f8; knight c6; pawns b5/c7/d5/e4/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h5→h6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f6→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: 1r3rk1/2p3pp/2n2q2/1p1p3P/3Pp3/2P5/1BP2PP1/R2QK2R w KQ - 1 18

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