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

Rating 636 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c4; rook b7; knight e8; pawns f2/g2/h2. Black: king d7; queen a3; rook d8; bishop f4; pawns a7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxe8 — king d7→e8, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen c4→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rN3/pR1k1ppp/8/4p3/2Q2b2/q7/5PPP/6K1 b - - 5 30

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