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

Rating 1005 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c3/d3; knight g3; pawns a3/b2/c2/d4/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knights b8/g6; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/e6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e5 — pawn e4→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen f6→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn3rk1/pbpp2pp/1p2pqn1/8/3PP3/P1BB2N1/1PP3PP/R2QK2R w KQ - 3 12

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