Chess Puzzle #ATwCS — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1431 · Intermediate · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b4; rooks d1/d4; bishop e2; knight f3; pawns a4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen f6; rooks d8/f8; bishops c6/c7; pawns b7/f7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd4 — rook d8→d4, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8# — queen b4→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r1r1k/1pb2p1p/2b2q2/8/PQ1R4/5N2/4BPPP/3R2K1 b - - 8 29

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