Chess Puzzle #1jyf3 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 813 · Beginner · epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h8; rooks a1/e1; bishop c1; knight g5; pawns a2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops b4/d5; knight d7; pawns a6/b5/c7/e6/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points 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/2pn2p1/p3p3/1p1bP1N1/1b1P4/8/P4PPP/R1B1R1K1 b - - 6 20

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