Chess Puzzle #1SwIz — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 479 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, pillsburys mate.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rook b4; bishop e3; pawns a5/b2/c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king b8; queen d1; rook d7; bishop e5; pawns a6/b7/c7/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd1 — queen g4→d1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd1# — rook d7→d1, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1k6/1ppr2pp/p4p2/P3b3/1R4Q1/2P1B2P/1P3PP1/3q2K1 w - - 6 27

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