Chess Puzzle #0DF3D — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 543 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen b7; rooks e5/h1; bishop g5; pawns a2/c3/f2/g2/h4. Black: king e8; queen e6; rooks c8/h8; knight g8; pawns a7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen e6→e5, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc8# — queen b7→c8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxc8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1k1nr/pQp2ppp/4q3/4R1B1/7P/2P5/P4PP1/5K1R b k - 0 16

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