Chess Puzzle #11KNi — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 491 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks d1/d8; bishop e2; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king c8; queen e5; rook f8; bishop c6; knight f4; pawns a6/b7/e4/f5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd8 — rook f8→d8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd8# — queen d2→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kR1r2/1p4pp/p1b5/4qp2/4pn2/2P4P/PP1QBPP1/3R2K1 b - - 6 27

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