Chess Puzzle #0BQPl — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 402 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rook e8; bishop f6; pawns a2/c4/d5/f4. Black: king g8; queen h3; rook a8; knight f7; pawns a6/b5/c5/d6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook a8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen e2→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3R1k1/5n1p/p2p1Bp1/1ppP4/2P2P2/7q/P3Q3/6K1 b - - 1 29

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