Chess Puzzle #1vbq3 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 857 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops b2/g2; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/c3/d4/e2/f2/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; bishop g7; knights c6/e4; pawns a5/b7/c7/d5/e7/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh4 — knight f3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f5→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1pp1ppb1/2n3p1/p2p1q1p/3Pn3/1PP2NPP/PB2PPB1/R2QK2R w KQ - 0 13

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