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

Rating 504 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen a4; rooks b1/e2; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c5/d4/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/b8; knight d8; pawns a5/c6/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf5 — queen d7→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e2→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rr1n2k1/2pq1ppp/2p5/p1Pp4/Q2P1P2/P1N4P/1P2RKP1/1R6 b - - 0 23

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