Chess Puzzle #12ll5 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

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

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop c3; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/e6/g6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight f3→e5. 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: rnb2rk1/ppp3pp/4pqp1/3p4/3P4/2B1PN2/PPP2PPP/R2QK2R w KQ - 0 10

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