Chess Puzzle #5FQtH — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1034 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop b2; knights a2/d2; pawns a4/b3/c2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen c5; rooks a8/h8; bishops a6/b4; knight e4; pawns a5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb4 — knight a2→b4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen c5→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/5ppp/b3p3/p1qp4/Pb2n3/1P5P/NBPN1PP1/R2QK2R w KQkq - 2 15

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