Chess Puzzle #2CLWL — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 740 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen g2; rook c3; knight e3; pawns a2/c2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rook d1; knight e2; pawns a5/b4/c6/e4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd1 — knight e3→d1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd1# — queen d7→d1, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/3q1ppp/2p5/p7/1p2p3/2R1N1P1/P1P1nPQP/3r1K2 w - - 2 28

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