Chess Puzzle #0EUw8 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1275 · Intermediate · epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen a5; rook h1; bishop g2; knights d5/e5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king a7; queen e6; rooks a8/h8; knights d7/g8; pawns a6/b5/c4/f6/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f6→e5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc7# — queen a5→c7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5nr/k2n4/p3qppp/Qp1NN3/2pP4/6P1/PPP2PBP/2K4R b - - 2 20

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