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

Rating 960 · Beginner · epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks a1/f1; bishop e5; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop b6; knights c6/e7; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh7 — king g8→h7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen f7→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2q2kr/ppp1nQp1/1bnp3p/4B3/3PP3/2P4P/PP1N2P1/R4RK1 b - - 3 14

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