Chess Puzzle #1SnQ2 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 674 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d8; rooks d1/e1; bishops e2/h6; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e4; rooks a8/d7; bishops c8/h8; pawns a7/b7/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd8 — rook d7→d8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd8# — rook d1→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bQ2kb/pp1r1p1p/4p1pB/8/4q3/8/PP2BPPP/3RR1K1 b - - 1 23

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