Chess Puzzle #3ry17 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1158 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop c4; knight g1; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/d5; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxd5 — bishop c4→d5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f6→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/ppp2pp1/2np1q1p/2bbp3/2B1P3/P2P4/1PP2PPP/R2QK1NR w KQkq - 0 10

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