Chess Puzzle #3GFT5 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1263 · Intermediate · epaulette mate, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rooks e1/e7; bishop d2; knight d6; pawns a2/c5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks f8/h8; bishop g7; knights d4/f6; pawns a7/b4/b7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg4 — queen d7→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg7# — rook e7→g7, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

epaulette mate, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rkr/pp1qR1b1/3N1nQp/2P5/1p1n4/8/P2B1PPP/4R1K1 b - - 6 30

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