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

Rating 1032 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e6/f2/g4/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop g7; knight g8; pawns a6/c6/c7/d5/e7/f5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg4 — pawn f5→g4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen f3→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qk1nr/2p1p1bp/p1p1P1p1/3p1p2/3P2P1/5Q1P/PPP2P2/RNB2RK1 b kq - 0 11

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