Chess Puzzle #0aEV5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 399 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen rook endgame.

Position

White: king d2; rook f7; pawns b2/b3/e3/e6/h3. Black: king c8; queen h1; pawns b7/c7/e4/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh3 — queen h1→h3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf8# — rook f7→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen rook endgame. The combination ends with Rf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k5/1pp2R2/4P2p/6p1/4p3/1P2P2P/1P1K4/7q b - - 2 36

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