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

Rating 415 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks a1/f8; bishop b3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d7; rook b8; bishop e5; pawns a7/b6/c5/d6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf8 — rook b8→f8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8# — queen f2→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3R1k/p2q3p/1p1p2p1/2p1b3/4P3/1BP5/PP3QPP/R5K1 b - - 0 26

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