Chess Puzzle #512F5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1046 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rook e8; bishop f4; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king d8; queen b5; rooks a8/h8; pawns b6/c6/g6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook h8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc7# — queen f7→c7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2kR2r/5Qp1/1pp3pp/1q6/3P1B2/6P1/PP3P1P/6K1 b - - 0 23

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