Chess Puzzle #2TC4Q — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 928 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d2; queen d5; rooks a1/h1; bishop e2; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop d7; knight d4; pawns a6/b7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe2 — knight d4→e2, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen d5→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: r2qk2r/1p1b1ppp/p7/3QN3/3n4/8/PP1KBPPP/R6R b kq - 0 15

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