Chess Puzzle #0O0C6 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1019 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h8; rooks b1/f1; bishop c1; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e5/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/e7; bishop c8; knight f8; pawns a5/b7/d5/e6/g6/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh8 — king g8→h8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf8# — rook f1→f8, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2nkQ/1p2r1p1/1q2p1p1/p2pP1N1/3P4/2P5/PP5P/1RB2R1K b - - 1 23

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