Chess Puzzle #00LWX — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 771 · Beginner · epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rook b1; knights d1/f6; pawns c2/g5/h4. Black: king h8; queen a4; rooks c8/h3; pawns e6/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qb4 — queen d2→b4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxc2# — rook c8→c2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxc2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r4k/5p2/4pNp1/6Pp/q6P/7r/2PQ4/1RKN4 w - - 2 37

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