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

Rating 469 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rooks f1/g7; pawns a2/b2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; rooks f8/h8; bishop e6; knight f5; pawns a6/b5/d4/d6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg7 — knight f5→g7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8# — queen f4→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rkr/6Rp/p2pb3/1p3n2/3p1Q2/8/PP4PP/5RK1 b - - 0 35

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