Chess Puzzle #1sc36 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 524 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d2; queen f2; rooks a1/h1; bishop e2; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e5/h4. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop g4; knights c6/g2; 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: Bxe2 — bishop g4→e2, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f2→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/ppp2ppp/2np4/4P1N1/3P2bP/8/PPPKBQn1/RN5R b kq - 5 14

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