Chess Puzzle #19SdE — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1074 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d5; rooks g1/g8; bishop h6; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f2/h2. Black: king h8; queen f6; rooks f3/f8; bishop h4; pawns a5/b6/c7/d6/e5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg8 — rook f8→g8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg8# — queen d5→g8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rRk/2p5/1p1p1q1B/p2Qp3/4P2b/2P2r2/PP3P1P/6RK b - - 4 26

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