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

Rating 808 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame.

Position

White: king c1; queen c5; rooks g1/g3; bishops b2/e2; knights a3/f3; pawns b3/d3/e4/f2/h4. Black: king h8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c7/c8; knights c6/f7; pawns b4/e5/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: bxa3 — pawn b4→a3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8# — queen c5→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r1k/2b2n1p/2n2qp1/2Q1p3/1p2P2P/NP1P1NR1/1B2BP2/2K3R1 b - - 0 25

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