Chess Puzzle #5M4Ne — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1507 · Intermediate · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops f1/f4; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/e4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/e7; knights b8/g4; pawns a7/b7/d6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd5 — knight c3→d5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen b6→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rnb1k2r/pp2bppp/1q1p4/4P3/4PBn1/2N2N2/PP3PPP/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 5 9

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