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

Rating 739 · Beginner · epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c3; rooks d7/e1; bishop f7; knight d5; pawns a2/c2/f4/g4/h2. Black: king h6; rooks a8/h8; knight c4; pawns b5/c5/f6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h2→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ra3# — rook a8→a3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Ra3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6r/3R1Bpp/5p1k/1ppN4/2n2PP1/2K5/P1P4P/4R3 w - - 0 33

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