Chess Puzzle #Mg7HA — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1483 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops a3/f1; knights b1/g1; pawns b4/c3/d5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/g7; knights e4/e5; pawns a7/b7/d7/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen b6→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/pp1pppbp/1q4p1/3Pn3/1P2nP2/B1P5/6PP/RN1QKBNR w KQkq - 0 10

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