Chess Puzzle #2D2rf — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 796 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen a5; rooks b3/c1; pawns a3/b2/c2/d4/f2/g5/h4. Black: king d6; queen c4; rooks b8/c6; pawns a6/b4/d5/e6/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rb5 — rook b8→b5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen a5→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r6/5p2/p1rkp1p1/Q2p2Pp/1pqP3P/PR6/1PP2P2/1KR5 b - - 2 31

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