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

Rating 566 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen g5; rooks d1/h1; bishop g2; knight h5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d5/e4/h3. Black: king b8; queen f2; rooks d8/h8; bishop g6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/f7/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh5 — rook h8→h5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd8# — queen g5→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: 1k1r3r/pp3pp1/2p3b1/3Pp1QN/4P3/2P4P/PP3qB1/2KR3R b - - 0 23

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