Chess Puzzle #1KwzL — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 506 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f1; rooks e1/f8; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/d5/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen e5; rooks a8/e8; knight b8; pawns b5/d6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf8 — rook e8→f8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8# — queen f1→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2rR1k/6pp/3p4/1p1Pq3/4N3/8/PP4PP/4RQ1K b - - 1 24

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