Chess Puzzle #22HCu — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 609 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e8; rooks a1/f2; bishop d3; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c4/e5/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f4; bishop c8; knight h6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf8 — rook f4→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8# — queen e8→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1Q1k1/pp4pp/1qp1p2n/3pP3/2P2rP1/3B4/PP3R1P/RN4K1 b - - 1 17

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