Chess Puzzle #28XIz — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 647 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen f2; rooks d1/h1; bishops b2/f1; knight c6; pawns a2/b3/c2/e5/f4/g2/h5. Black: king e8; queen a7; rooks a8/h8; bishops b4/c8; pawns a6/b7/e4/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf2 — queen a7→f2, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rd8# — rook d1→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/qp3pp1/p1N1p2p/4P2P/1b2pP2/1P6/PBP2QP1/2KR1B1R b kq - 0 18

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