Chess Puzzle #5QmzH — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1181 · Beginner · back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen b5; rook h3; pawns a2/f2/g2. Black: king h8; queen h4; rook d1; knight f4; pawns a5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh3 — knight f4→h3, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen b5→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7k/6pp/8/pQ6/5n1q/7R/P4PPK/3r4 b - - 1 34

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