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

Rating 680 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king h1; queen f6; rooks c1/f1; bishop f3; pawns a4/b5/g2/h3. Black: king b8; queen b4; rooks d4/d8; bishop b6; knight a5; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf4 — rook d4→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd8# — queen f6→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k1r4/ppp2p2/1b3Q1p/nP4p1/Pq1r4/5B1P/6P1/2R2R1K b - - 2 26

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