Chess Puzzle #4WZhT — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1113 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; knights c3/f3; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights b8/g4; pawns a5/b5/c6/d7/e7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h3 — pawn h2→h3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen b6→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rnb1kb1r/3ppppp/1qp5/pp2P3/6n1/P1NP1N2/1PP2PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 1 7

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