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

Rating 680 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen c3; rook h1; pawns b2/b3/c4/e5/f4/g2/h5. Black: king b8; queen d1; rook d8; knight e3; pawns b7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd1 — rook h1→d1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd1# — rook d8→d1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1k1r4/1p3pp1/2p1p2p/4P2P/2P2P2/1PQ1n3/1P4P1/2Kq3R w - - 5 31

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