Chess Puzzle #2A6p9 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 727 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen b3; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/b4/c3/d4/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishops b6/g4; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: d5 — pawn d4→d5. 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: r4k1r/ppp3pp/1bnp1q2/4p1N1/1P1PP1b1/1QP5/P4PPP/RNB1K2R w KQ - 4 11

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