Chess Puzzle #0yW07 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 854 · Beginner · epaulette mate, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; rooks c7/h1; bishop d4; knight g3; pawns a2/b3/f2/f5/h5. Black: king h7; rooks a8/h8; bishops b5/f4; knight d6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e4/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxg3 — bishop f4→g3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg7# — rook c7→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

epaulette mate, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Rxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6r/ppR3pk/3n3p/1b1p1P1P/3Bpb2/1P4N1/P4PK1/7R b - - 4 31

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