Chess Puzzle #2U8f2 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 596 · Beginner · back rank mate, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop a2; knight e2; pawns a3/b2/c3/e3/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/e4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen d8→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf8# — rook f1→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1r1k/1pp3pp/p1np4/8/4p3/P1P1P3/BP2N1PP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 14

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