Chess Puzzle #0tW43 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 470 · Beginner · epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen f4; rooks a1/h1; bishop e2; knights a4/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d5/g5/h6. Black: king h7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights d7/f6; pawns a6/b4/c5/d6/e7/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng8 — knight f6→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f4→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq3r/3npp1k/p2p1npP/2pP2P1/Np3Q2/8/PPP1B3/R3K1NR b KQ - 0 18

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