Chess Puzzle #1FBn2 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 997 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; knights b3/g3; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; knights b8/g4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6/e5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h3 — pawn h2→h3. 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, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb2rk1/pp3pbp/1qpp2p1/3Pp3/2P1P1n1/1N4N1/PP3PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQ - 3 10

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