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

Rating 912 · Beginner · kill-box mate, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rook e1; bishop g7; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f5/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen e7; rook a8; bishop c8; knights d5/d7; pawns a6/b5/c7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg7 — queen e7→g7, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e1→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kill-box mate, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2k2/2pnq1B1/p5Q1/1p1n1P2/3P4/8/PPP3PP/4R1K1 b - - 4 29

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