Chess Puzzle #04Mpq — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 752 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f3; rook b1; bishop b5; pawns a2/c2/c3/e5/g2/h2. Black: king d8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/f6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f6→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxa8# — queen f3→a8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxa8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2k3r/p1p1qp1p/1p1p1p2/1B2P3/8/2P2Q2/P1P3PP/1R5K b - - 0 18

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