Chess Puzzle #0ky2U — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1129 · Beginner · epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen h6; rooks d1/e2; pawns e6/f4/g2/g3. Black: king e7; queen c4; rooks a3/e8; bishop b6; pawns b7/c7/f5/f7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re3 — rook a3→e3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rd7# — rook d1→d7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/1pp1kp2/1b2P2Q/5p2/2q2P2/r5P1/4R1P1/3R1K2 b - - 0 38

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