Chess Puzzle #1p6lW — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 900 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; queen d3; rook a2; pawns a5/e3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rook h4; bishop f6; pawns c5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh4 — pawn g3→h4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf3# — queen c6→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/5ppp/2q1pb2/P1p5/7r/3QP1PK/R4P1P/8 w - - 7 30

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