Chess Puzzle #4oL2s — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1024 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks d1/f1; knight h6; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/e5/g2. Black: king f8; queen c8; rooks d8/e8; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f7/g6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg4 — queen c8→g4, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf7# — rook f1→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2qrrk2/pp3p2/2p3pN/3pP3/3Pn1Q1/4P3/PP4P1/3R1RK1 b - - 3 29

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