Chess Puzzle #0Ix0T — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 690 · Beginner · back rank mate, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rook d1; bishop h7; knight f3; pawns a3/b2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks a8/d8; bishop c8; pawns a5/c6/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh7 — queen h5→h7, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd8# — rook d1→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1br2k1/5ppB/2p1p3/p6q/8/P3PN2/1P2QPPP/3R2K1 b - - 0 18

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