Chess Puzzle #0zURy — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 714 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishop e1; knights c3/d2; pawns a4/b2/c4/d4/e3/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop g7; knights b8/g8; pawns a6/b6/c7/d6/e6/f7/h3. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd7 — knight b8→d7. 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, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn1qk1nr/2p2pb1/pp1pp3/8/P1PP4/2N1PQPp/1P1N3P/R3BRK1 b kq - 0 16

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