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

Rating 920 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d3; rook e1; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen e5; rook c4; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb2 — queen e5→b2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e1→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/ppp2pp1/2n4p/3pq3/2r5/3Q1P2/PPP2P1P/4RK2 b - - 5 23

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