Chess Puzzle #3VOZZ — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1208 · Intermediate · attack on f2/f7, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knights c3/e5; pawns a3/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/e6; knight b4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: axb4 — pawn a3→b4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f6→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5kr/ppp3p1/4bq1p/2bpN3/1n6/P1N5/1PP2PPP/R1BQK2R w KQ - 1 15

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