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

Rating 440 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rook a1; knight a3; pawns a2/b2/c4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen g4; rook b6; bishop h3; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxb2 — rook b6→b2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen e3→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k5/ppp2ppp/1r6/8/2P3q1/N3Q1Pb/PP3P1P/R5K1 b - - 0 20

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