Chess Puzzle #1WK2C — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 552 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king f1; queen f4; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/c4; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e4/g2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop h4; knights c6/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight c6→d4, captures pawn. 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, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qk1nr/ppp2ppp/2np4/8/2BPPQ1b/8/PPP3P1/RNB2K1R b kq - 0 9

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