Chess Puzzle #8IAWr — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1461 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f4; rooks f1/f8; bishop e5; pawns d3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a2; rooks d7/d8; bishop c6; pawns a6/b7/c5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf8 — rook d8→f8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8# — queen f4→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1Rk1/1p1r3p/p1b3p1/2p1B3/4PQ2/3P4/q5PP/5R1K b - - 1 26

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