Chess Puzzle #0x2xL — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 401 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen f3; rook a1; bishop e6; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5. Black: king g8; queen h2; rook f8; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/g3/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8# — queen f3→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: 5rk1/ppp3pp/4B3/3Pp3/2P5/5Qp1/PP5q/R4K2 b - - 1 29

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