Chess Puzzle #1aSAu — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1669 · Advanced · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/d3; knight g3; pawns a3/b4/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishops b6/c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f6→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: r1b2rk1/ppp2ppp/1bn2q2/4p3/1P1P4/P1PB2N1/5PPP/R1BQK2R w KQ - 0 12

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