Chess Puzzle #3Acps — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1107 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen h4; rook b8; pawns a2/c2/f2. Black: king h8; queen f3; rook h7; pawns a7/c6/d5/e3/f7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg7 — king h8→g7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg5# — queen h4→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1R5k/p4p1r/2p5/3p4/7Q/4pq2/P1P2P2/5K2 b - - 5 37

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