Chess Puzzle #2Oft2 — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 732 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, swallowstail mate.

Position

White: king g1; queen a2; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights b1/e5; pawns a3/b2/c3/d4/d6/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g4; knights a5/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f4/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bf5 — bishop g4→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen a2→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, swallowstail mate. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1b1r/ppp3k1/3P1n1p/n3N1p1/3P1pb1/P1P5/QP4PP/RNB2RK1 b - - 0 14

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