Chess Puzzle #2T6nt — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 495 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen f3; rook h1; bishops c4/g5; knights c3/g1; pawns a2/b2/d6/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops d7/f8; knights c2/h5; pawns a7/b7/c7/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd6 — pawn c7→d6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf7# — bishop c4→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/pppbpp1p/3P2p1/4P1Bn/2B5/2N2Q2/PPn3PP/5KNR b kq - 0 15

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