Chess Puzzle #2OqIx — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 612 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishop e4; knight c4; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks b8/h8; bishop c7; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/e6/f7/g6/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures bishop. 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: 1r1qk2r/1pb2pp1/p3pnp1/8/2NPB3/2P2QP1/PP4PP/R4RK1 b k - 4 18

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