Chess Puzzle #10LLH — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 615 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a8/h1; bishop b2; knights b1/c3; pawns b6/c5/d4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f6; rook f8; bishops b8/g6; knight d7; pawns b7/c6/d5/e4/e6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd2 — knight b1→d2. 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: Rb3rk1/1p1n2pp/1Pp1pqb1/2Pp4/3Pp3/2N1P2P/1B3PP1/1N1QK2R w K - 1 18

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