Chess Puzzle #1wP7l — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 730 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop e2; knights c3/h8; pawns a3/b2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rook a8; bishops a5/c8; knights d5/e4; pawns a7/b5/c4/e6/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng6 — knight h8→g6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen h4→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: r1b1k2N/p7/4p2p/bp1nP3/2p1n2q/P1N5/1P1QBPPP/3RK2R w Kq - 2 17

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