Chess Puzzle #0tBHB — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h6; rook a1; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/h2. Black: king c8; queen g1; rook d3; bishop g4; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg1 — knight e2→g1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rd1# — rook d3→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k5/ppp4p/2n4Q/4P3/6b1/3r4/PPP1N2P/R1K3q1 w - - 0 23

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