Chess Puzzle #14TaA — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 608 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king a1; queen f1; rook b3; pawns a3/b2/g3/g4/h3. Black: king a8; queen e4; rook h8; knights d6/h6; pawns a6/c7/f6/g5/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook h8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxa6# — queen f1→a6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxa6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: k6r/2p4p/p2n1p1n/6p1/4q1P1/PR4PP/1P6/K4Q2 b - - 14 33

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