Chess Puzzle #J3Mwa — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1450 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b2; queen h4; rook e8; pawns a4/c3/f2. Black: king c8; queen g7; rook c5; bishop g6; knight d5; pawns a7/b6/c6/f7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd7 — king c8→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen h4→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k1R3/p4pq1/1pp3b1/2rn4/P6Q/2P5/1K3P2/8 b - - 6 33

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