Chess Puzzle #5B7vf — Beginner, White to move, opening

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishops b5/c1; knights c3/e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b4/c8; knights c6/e4; pawns a6/b7/d5/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: axb5 — pawn a6→b5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f3→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: r1bqk2r/1p3ppp/p1n5/1B1pp3/1b2n3/2N2Q2/PPP1N1PP/R1B2RK1 b kq - 1 11

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