Chess Puzzle #4HW1F — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1111 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c7; rooks c1/d8; bishop g5; pawns a2/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen e6; rooks a8/h8; knight e2; pawns a7/b5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd8 — rook a8→d8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd8# — queen c7→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2Rk2r/p1Q2ppp/4q3/1p2P1B1/8/7P/P3nPP1/2R4K b kq - 4 25

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