Chess Puzzle #2EoCs — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 459 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b5; rook a1; pawns b3/f2/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen c2; rook e8; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b6 — pawn b7→b6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen b5→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/pp3ppp/8/1Q6/8/1P4PP/2q2P2/R5K1 b - - 0 24

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