Chess Puzzle #31ERe — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1200 · Intermediate · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/c4; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/h4; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/e5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd4 — knight c6→d4. 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, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqk2r/pp3pp1/2np3p/2p1p3/2B1N2b/3P1Q1P/PPP2PP1/R1B2RK1 b kq - 1 10

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