Chess Puzzle #1wIE7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 756 · Beginner · back rank mate, endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a1; rooks d8/h1; bishop h4; pawns a2/b2/e4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king c7; queen c2; knights d1/d4; pawns b5/b7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd1 — rook h1→d1, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd1# — queen c2→d1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3R4/1pk2ppp/8/1p6/3nPP1B/8/PPq3PP/K2n3R w - - 6 29

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