Chess Puzzle #189Hs — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 555 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f7; rook e8; bishop c2; pawns a2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d4; rook a8; bishop g4; pawns a7/b3/b7/d5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook a8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen f7→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3R2k/pp3Qpp/8/3p4/3q2b1/1p6/P1B3PP/7K b - - 3 26

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