Chess Puzzle #1yV83 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 564 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; rook f8; pawns a2/d7/e3/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen d2; rook b8; pawns a7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 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 e7→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1r3R1k/p2PQ1pp/8/8/8/4P1P1/P2q3P/6K1 b - - 2 37

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