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

Rating 1079 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b5; rooks d1/f1; bishop b2; knight g3; pawns a2/c2/c4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks d8/e8; knights e5/g4; pawns a7/b6/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd1 — rook d8→d1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen b5→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/p1p2ppp/1p4q1/1Q2n3/2P3n1/4P1N1/PBP2PPP/3R1RK1 b - - 2 18

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