Chess Puzzle #1UYrZ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 924 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; knights d2/f3; pawns a3/b2/c2/e4/e5/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g2; rooks a8/f8; bishops a6/b6; pawns a5/c6/c7/d6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg1 — rook h1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf2# — bishop b6→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/2p2pp1/bbpp3p/p3P3/4P3/P4N2/1PPN1PqP/R2QK2R w KQ - 0 15

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