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

Rating 874 · Beginner · epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h8; rooks a1/f1; knights b5/g5; pawns a4/b3/c4/d2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; knights b4/b6; pawns a5/b7/c5/d5/e6/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke7 — king f8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen h8→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqrk1Q/1p4p1/1n2p3/pNpp2N1/PnP5/1P6/3P1PPP/R4RK1 b - - 7 20

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