Chess Puzzle #2x2qx — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1086 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d2; queen f7; rooks b7/e2; pawns a2/c2/c4/f2. Black: king h8; queen h3; rook a8; pawns a6/d3/g7/h6. White is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe2 — pawn d3→e2, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen f7→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6k/1R3Qp1/p6p/8/2P5/3p3q/P1PKRP2/8 b - - 0 30

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