Chess Puzzle #06Lee — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 510 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f7; rook f8; knight h2; pawns a2/b4. Black: king h8; queen h6; pawns a6/b5/e3/f5/g6/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf8 — queen h6→f8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8# — queen f7→f8, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5R1k/5Q1p/p5pq/1p3p2/1P6/4p3/P6N/7K b - - 0 34

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