Chess Puzzle #3LYC3 — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1058 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen f7; rooks b2/f1; pawn h2. Black: king d8; queen a5; rook h8; bishop f8; pawns e6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd5 — queen a5→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rb8# — rook b2→b8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rb8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3k1b1r/5Qpp/4p3/q7/8/8/1R5P/1K3R2 b - - 9 40

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