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

Rating 1150 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/e2; knight f3; pawns a2/c3/c4/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishop e6; knights e5/g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, 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: r3k2r/ppp2p1p/3pbqp1/4n3/2P1P1n1/2P2N2/P2BBPPP/R2QK2R w KQkq - 3 13

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