Chess Puzzle #2SXOT — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 731 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d4; rook a8; bishops c5/c8; knight g4; pawns a6/b7/c6/c7/f7/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h3→g4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen d4→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: r1b3k1/1pp2p2/p1p4p/2b3p1/3qP1n1/2NP3P/PPP2PP1/R2QK2R w KQ - 0 14

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