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

Rating 876 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b2; rooks d1/e7; pawns b5/f3. Black: king c8; queen a4; rook h8; bishops d3/f4; knight e5; pawns b6/c5/e6/h2. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf3 — knight e5→f3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh8# — queen b2→h8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k4r/4R3/1p2p3/1Pp1n3/q4b2/3b1P2/1Q5p/3R3K b - - 3 48

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