Chess Puzzle #15s8V — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1086 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b3; queen g1; rook f8. Black: king g4; queen e4; rook e6; pawn g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh5 — king g4→h5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh8# — rook f8→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5R2/8/4r1p1/8/4q1k1/1K6/8/6Q1 b - - 7 56

Solve this puzzle interactively on Brilliant Knight — free tactics training powered by Stockfish 18, no signup required.

Puzzle data from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Analysis powered by Stockfish 18 in your browser.