Chess Puzzle #1nuUr — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 671 · Beginner · epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d1; rooks a4/h1; bishops b3/g5; knights c3/f3; pawns b2/c2/d3/e4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights d7/h5; pawns a7/c6/d5/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g4 — pawn g2→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen c5→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/p2n1ppp/2p5/2qpp1Bn/R3P3/1BNP1N1P/1PP3PK/3Q3R w - - 8 16

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