Chess Puzzle #28NPT — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 794 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop b3; knights b1/e5; pawns a2/c2/d4/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king d8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/c8; knight b4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/h6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c3 — pawn c2→c3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f6→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: r1bk1r2/pppp3p/5q1p/2b1N3/1n1PP3/1B6/P1P2PPP/RN1QK2R w KQ - 3 10

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