Chess Puzzle #0mc98 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 778 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f5; rook d7; knight g2; pawns g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen b6; rook d8; bishop b2; pawns a7/b7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd7 — rook d8→d7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen f5→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r3k/pp1R3p/1q6/5Q2/8/6P1/1b4NP/7K b - - 1 31

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