Chess Puzzle #3U23W — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1170 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks a1/f1; bishop g2; knights d5/e2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/e4/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/g7; knight c2; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/f7/g5/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa1 — knight c2→a1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f2→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: r1bqk2r/pp3pb1/3p3p/2pN2p1/4P3/2PP2P1/PPn1NQBP/R4RK1 b kq - 2 15

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