Find the best move!
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It’s white turn to move. If white and black play optimally, what is the minimum number of moves for white to checkmate the black king?
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1 solution
White sacrifices the queen. The black king has only one move, capture the white queen. Then white bishop checks the black king. The black king has only one move, Kg8. Then the white rook checkmates the black king, Re8#. What a wonderful back rank checkmate!