Chess Puzzle #559y5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1033 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rook e8; bishop a5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen b5; rook h8; pawns a7/c5/d6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points 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, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k1R2r/p4Qpp/3p4/Bqp5/8/8/PPP2PPP/6K1 b - - 2 22

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