Chess Puzzle #1gi8g — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 895 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b3; rooks c1/f3; bishop a3; knight e7; pawns a5/b6/d3/e2/h2. Black: king h8; queen h3; rooks b8/f7; bishop g7; knight f8; pawns a6/c6/d4/g5/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf3 — rook f7→f3, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen b3→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3n1k/4Nrb1/pPp5/P5pp/3p4/BQ1P1R1q/4P2P/2R4K b - - 0 32

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