Chess Puzzle #27D7r — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 872 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop f3; knights b1/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d4; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/c8; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f6/f7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c3 — pawn c2→c3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen d4→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: rnb1k2r/ppp2p1p/5p2/2b1p3/3q4/3P1B2/PPP2PPP/RN1QK1NR w KQkq - 2 8

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