Chess Puzzle #20SZC — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 400 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks c1/d6; bishop a3; pawns a2/b2/c4/e3/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks c6/e8; bishop b7; pawns a5/b6/c5/e4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd6 — rook c6→d6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen a4→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/1b3ppp/1prRp3/p1p1P3/Q1P1pP1q/B3P3/PP4PP/2R3K1 b - - 3 21

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