Chess Puzzle #2H9Sh — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 600 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen f3; rooks a1/h1; bishops b2/f1; knights e4/g5; pawns a2/b3/c2/d2/e3/f2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops d7/e7; knights c6/f6; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/e5/f7/g6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f3→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/1ppbbp2/p1np1np1/4p1N1/4N3/1P2PQ1P/PBPP1P2/R3KB1R b KQkq - 1 11

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