Chess Puzzle #1QDfV — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 918 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rooks a1/f2; bishop e2; knight h2; pawns a2/c3/d4/e5/g2/g4/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks b8/h8; bishop d7; knight f5; pawns a3/c4/d5/e6/f7/g6/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng7 — knight f5→g7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f4→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: 1r1qk2r/3b1p2/4p1pp/3pPn2/2pP1QP1/p1P4P/P3BRPN/R5K1 b k - 0 28

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