Chess Puzzle #1I3IQ — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1212 · Intermediate · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen f3; rooks d1/h1; bishops c4/g5; knights c3/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen a5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights b8/d5; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc3 — knight d5→c3, captures knight. 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, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb1kb1r/pp3ppp/2p5/q2np1B1/2B5/2NP1Q2/PPP2PPP/2KR2NR b kq - 5 8

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