Chess Puzzle #0NeiE — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 691 · Beginner · epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishops e5/e6; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b4/d3/e2/f2. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks d8/h8; bishop f6; knights b8/g8; pawns a6/b7/c7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe6 — queen d7→e6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc7# — queen c2→c7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1nkr2nr/1ppq3p/p3Bbp1/4B3/1P6/3P1N2/P1Q1PP2/RN2K2R b KQ - 0 18

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