Chess Puzzle #00Xn1 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 627 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king e1; rook f1; bishops b3/g3; knight c3; pawns b2/c2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; rook d8; bishops c5/g4; knight g6; pawns b4/c6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Na4 — knight c3→a4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rd1# — rook d8→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate, pillsburys mate. The combination ends with Rd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/5pp1/2p3np/2b5/1p2P1b1/1BN3B1/1PP3PP/4KR2 w - - 0 21

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