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

Rating 586 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king h2; queen f8; rooks d1/f1; bishop h6; pawns a3/c2/c3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/e7; bishop e6; pawns a6/b7/c7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf8 — rook a8→f8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf8# — rook f1→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Rxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4Qk1/1pp1r2p/p1q1b1pB/8/8/P1P4P/2P3PK/3R1R2 b - - 2 28

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