Chess Puzzle #4jEB3 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1044 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen b3; rooks a1/h1; bishop a3; knights b1/e5; pawns c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c6/g7; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxg2 — bishop c6→g2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen b3→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/pp2ppbp/2b2np1/4N3/3P4/BQP5/5PPP/RN2K2R b KQkq - 0 13

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