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

Rating 910 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rook e1; bishop f3; pawns a2/c3/d4/f2. Black: king g8; queen h6; rook b2; pawns a7/c6/d5/f7/g7/h2/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd2 — queen h6→d2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e1→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/p4ppp/2p4q/3p4/3P4/2P2BQ1/Pr3P1p/4R2K b - - 0 27

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