Chess Puzzle #3Lxs3 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1153 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen h5; rook e8; knight f6; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen g7; rook a8; bishop c5; pawns a7/b7/d5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook a8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen h5→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3Rk2/pp4q1/5N2/2bp3Q/8/2P5/PP4PP/1K6 b - - 6 30

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