Chess Puzzle #1YA23 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rook e8; bishop d6; pawns a4/c5/f2/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/h7; pawns a6/b7/f6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook a8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen g6→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3R1k1/1p4pr/p2B1pQp/q1P5/P5P1/8/5P1P/6K1 b - - 10 37

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