Chess Puzzle #2OCC2 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1182 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e3; rooks d5/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f3/h4. Black: king h8; queen f6; rooks a8/g8; pawns a4/b4/e6/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd5 — pawn e6→d5, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6# — queen e3→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5rk/5p2/4pqp1/3R3p/pp1P3P/4QP2/PPP5/2K3R1 b - - 0 27

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