Chess Puzzle #08uwL — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 573 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rook e8; bishop f5; pawns a3/b4/c4/d5/f2/h2. Black: king h8; queen f8; rook b7; bishop g5; knight a7; pawns a6/b6/c5/d6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe8 — queen f8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen h5→e8, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4Rq1k/nr4p1/pp1p3p/2pP1BbQ/1PP5/P7/5P1P/6K1 b - - 1 31

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