Chess Puzzle #549DY — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1112 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops b5/c1; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks d8/f8; bishops b6/e6; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/f4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxf4 — bishop c1→f4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen c5→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/pp3ppp/1bn1bn2/1BqP4/2P2p2/2N2N2/PP4PP/R1BQRK2 w - - 3 14

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