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

Rating 1027 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops b2/f1; knights d2/f3; pawns a2/b3/c4/e2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/c8; knights c6/e4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxg7 — bishop b2→g7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf2# — bishop c5→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Bxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqk2r/pp3ppp/2n1p3/2bp4/2P1n3/1P3N1P/PB1NPPP1/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 1 9

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