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

Rating 604 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops b2/e2; knight d2; pawns a5/b4/c5/d4/e3/f2/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishop g5; knights b5/d7; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/e4/e6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h4→g5, captures bishop. 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: r4rk1/1p1n2pp/p1p1pq2/PnPp2b1/1P1Pp2P/4P1P1/1B1NBP2/R2QK2R w KQ - 1 18

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