Chess Puzzle #2AQ6v — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 807 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b4; queen f6; bishop g4; pawns b2/c3/d4/f2. Black: king b8; queen a4; knight g6; pawns a6/b5/c7/d5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc5 — king b4→c5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc4# — queen a4→c4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qc4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k6/2p5/p4Qn1/1p1p4/qK1P2B1/2P5/1P3P2/8 w - - 3 38

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