Chess Puzzle #1Irks — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 821 · Beginner · epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen b7; rook c1; bishop c5; knights a4/f3; pawns a2/b2/e4/f2/g2/h5. Black: king e8; queen e6; rook d8; bishop g7; knights f7/f8; pawns a6/c6/e5/f6/g5/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc8 — queen e6→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe7# — queen b7→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rkn2/1Q3nb1/p1p1qp1p/2B1p1pP/N3P3/5N2/PP3PP1/1KR5 b - - 6 28

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