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

Rating 1046 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h6; rooks b7/d3; pawns a2/c2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen f2; rooks e8/f8; pawns a7/c6/d6/f5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re6 — rook e8→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8# — queen h6→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4rr1k/pR3p1p/2pp3Q/5p2/8/3R4/P1P2qPP/2K5 b - - 11 30

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