Chess Puzzle #1DU95 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 922 · Beginner · epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops b5/c1; knights a3/b1; pawns a2/b3/d4/e3/g2. Black: king g8; queen h1; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights a6/g4; pawns c7/d5/e4/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke2 — king f1→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen h1→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/2p2ppp/n7/1B1p4/3Pp1n1/NP2P3/P5P1/RNBQRK1q w - - 6 19

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