Chess Puzzle #3EuJT — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1547 · Intermediate · back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen b6; rook d8; knight f3; pawns a5/b2/c3/f2/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen f5; rook b8; knight a4; pawns a6/b7/f6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd8 — rook b8→d8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd8# — queen b6→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r1R2k1/1p3ppp/pQ3p2/P4q2/n7/2P2NPP/1P3PK1/8 b - - 4 30

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