Chess Puzzle #2BTFl — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 874 · Beginner · epaulette mate, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks b1/e1; knight e6; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks a8/h8; knight e5; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh7 — king g8→h7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g3→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r5kr/1pp3p1/p2pN2p/3Pn2q/2P5/1P4Q1/P4PP1/1R2R1K1 b - - 1 33

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