Chess Puzzle #20w1X — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 500 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights d2/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop d6; knights d7/e4; pawns a7/b7/c4/d5/e6/f5/f7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nef6 — knight e4→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen h5→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/pp1n1p1p/3bp3/3pNp1Q/2pPnP2/2P1P3/PP1N2PP/R1B2RK1 b kq - 2 12

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