Chess Puzzle #2IJS4 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 536 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen b3; rooks a8/b1; bishop d2; pawns a2/a5/e5/g2/h3. Black: king a7; queen d7; rooks c7/h8; bishop d4; knight g8; pawns a6/c6/d5/f4/f7/g5/h5. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxa8 — king a7→a8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qb8# — queen b3→b8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qb8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: R5nr/k1rq1p2/p1p5/P2pP1pp/3b1p2/1Q5P/P2B2P1/1R3K2 b - - 3 27

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