Chess Puzzle #3KKnq — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1008 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knights e5/f6; pawns a7/b6/c5/d4/d6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Neg4 — knight e5→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen b3→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: r2qkb1r/p4ppp/1p1p1n2/2p1n1N1/3pPP2/1QP5/PP4PP/RNB2RK1 b kq - 0 11

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