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

Position

White: king h2; queen d7; rook e8; pawns a2/c6/g2/g3/h4. Black: king b8; queen c5; rook c8; pawns a7/b6/c7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook c8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen d7→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1kr1R3/p1pQ3p/1pP5/2q5/7P/6P1/P5PK/8 b - - 5 44

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