Chess Puzzle #1fIl0 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 575 · Beginner · back rank mate, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rook a1; bishop e3; knight b1; pawns a4/b5/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e5; rook d8; bishops b6/f5; knight a5; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd1# — rook d8→d1, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/ppp2ppp/1b6/nP2qb2/P2P4/2P1B3/5PPP/RN1Q2K1 w - - 0 17

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