Chess Puzzle #IgQkb — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1470 · Intermediate · endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e1; rooks c7/g1; pawns a3/b2/d4/e3/g6. Black: king g7; rooks f3/h8; knight e4; pawns a5/b4/d5/e6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf6 — king g7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf7# — rook c7→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7r/2R3k1/4p1P1/p2p4/1p1Pn3/P3Pr2/1P6/4K1R1 b - - 1 30

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