Chess Puzzle #LWX6l — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c4; rooks a1/f1; bishops a2/c1; knight d4; pawns a4/b2/c2/d2/e4/f2/f3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop g5; knight f4; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd4 — pawn e5→d4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen c4→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/1pp2ppp/p2p4/4p1b1/P1QNPn2/5P2/BPPP1P1P/R1B2RK1 b kq - 2 14

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