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

Rating 814 · Beginner · epaulette mate, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; pawns a2/c2/c4/d3/f5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks f8/h8; bishops c6/e7; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exf5 — pawn e6→f5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rkr/pp1qb1pp/2bpp3/2p2P2/2P3Q1/3P4/PBP3PP/R4RK1 b - - 4 15

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