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

Rating 1223 · Intermediate · endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks g8/h8; pawns a5/b3/c2/d3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king f8; queen f7; rooks c8/e8; bishop d6; pawns a6/b7/d4/e5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg8 — queen f7→g8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6# — queen h4→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, pin. The combination ends with Qf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1rkRR/1p3q2/p2b4/P3p3/3p3Q/1P1P2P1/2P2P1P/6K1 b - - 0 30

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