Chess Puzzle #1Ns5P — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1058 · Beginner · epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; rooks a1/f1; bishop d4; pawns a4/b2/c2/d3/f4/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen c7; rooks e8/h8; bishop d6; knight f7; pawns a5/b7/c6/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c5 — pawn c6→c5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen f6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r2r/1pq2n1k/2pb1Qpp/p7/P2B1P2/3P3P/1PP3P1/R4RK1 b - - 4 25

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