Chess Puzzle #2H4L6 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 577 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e5; rook e8; knight d7; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/g5/h6. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks d8/h8; pawns a4/b3/c7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook d8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen e5→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3rR1kr/2pN1p1p/2q3pP/4Q1P1/p7/1p1P4/PPP2P2/2K5 b - - 3 31

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