Chess Puzzle #1g9BU — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 865 · Beginner · epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h8; rooks a1/f1; bishop d2; knights b1/g5; pawns a4/b2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops b4/b7; knights c6/d5; pawns a6/b5/d6/e6/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke7 — king f8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen h8→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qrk1Q/1b4p1/p1npp3/1p1nP1N1/Pb1P4/8/1P1B1PPP/RN3RK1 b - - 6 19

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