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

Rating 1335 · Intermediate · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen f3; rooks a1/h1; bishops b3/c1; knights b1/g1; pawns a4/b2/c2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights b6/b8; pawns a6/d4/d7/e7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nc6 — knight b8→c6. 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, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnbqkb1r/3ppppp/pn6/4P3/P2p4/1B3Q2/1PP2PPP/RNB1K1NR b KQkq - 1 8

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