Chess Puzzle #0g4hy — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 399 · Beginner · back rank mate, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook b1; knight b5; pawns b4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king b8; rooks d1/d8; pawns b7/c7/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd1 — rook b1→d1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd1# — rook d8→d1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1k1r4/1pp3pp/5p2/1N6/1P6/8/5PPP/1R1r2K1 w - - 3 24

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