Chess Puzzle #0ZfF1 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 461 · Beginner · back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a3; rook a7; knight c3; pawns c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d1; rooks c8/d8; knight c5; pawns b7/e4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd1 — knight c3→d1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd1# — rook d8→d1, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rr2k1/Rp3ppp/8/2n5/4p3/Q1N5/2P2PPP/3q2K1 w - - 0 24

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