Chess Puzzle #4S3ot — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1255 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e7; rook e1; pawns a3/b4/c3/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen g5; rook d8; pawns a7/b7/c6/f6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd2 — rook d8→d2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen e7→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r3k/pp2Q2p/2p2pp1/6q1/1P6/P1P5/6PP/4R2K b - - 0 38

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