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

Rating 540 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen h6; rooks d1/f1; bishop h3; knight e6; pawns a2/b2/c2/d5/e2/g4. Black: king g8; queen e3; rooks a8/g7; bishop c8; knight d8; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh6 — queen e3→h6, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf8# — rook f1→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bn2k1/ppp3rp/4N1pQ/3P4/4p1P1/4q2B/PPP1P3/1K1R1R2 b - - 4 22

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