White to play and mate in two.
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48. Qf8+ Rxf8 49. Rxf8#
Back-rank mate. White gives up the queen with check on f8. Black has only one move, taking with the rook, and then White's rook from f2 takes back on f8. It's mate on the back rank: the king is shut in by its own pawns on g7 and h7.
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The puzzle comes from Lichess. The position is from a real game.
Updated November 7, 2026