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

Rating 399 · Beginner · back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rook e8; bishop b4; pawns a3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king b8; queen c2; rook h8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/f4/g5/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook h8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen f7→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1k2R2r/ppp2Q2/8/6pp/1B1p1p2/P6P/2q2PP1/6K1 b - - 1 28

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