Chess Puzzle #1jzfb — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1377 · Intermediate · back rank mate, endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook d1; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; rook d5; bishop g7; knight f4; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf4 — knight e2→f4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd1# — rook d5→d1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k5/ppp2pbp/6p1/3r4/5n2/2P5/PP2NPPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 18

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