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

Rating 800 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/f1; knights c3/e5; pawns a3/b2/c2/e2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights c6/e4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc6 — knight e5→c6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen c5→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1kb1r/pp3ppp/2n1p3/2qpN3/4n3/P1N5/1PPBPPPP/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 0 9

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