Chess Puzzle #2S69E — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 526 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e2; queen e8; bishop h2; pawns b2/c3/d4/f3/g2. Black: king h8; queen a2; rook f7; bishop g5; pawns b3/c4/d5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf8 — rook f7→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8# — queen e8→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4Q2k/5rpp/8/3p2b1/2pP4/1pP2P2/qP2K1PB/8 b - - 1 40

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