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

Rating 851 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen b5; rooks a1/h1; bishop a7; knights b1/e2; pawns a2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks d7/h8; bishop f8; knights b2/f6; pawns f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb2 — queen b5→b2, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rd1# — rook d7→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4kb1r/B2rqppp/5n2/1Q6/8/2P5/Pn2NPPP/RN3K1R w k - 0 15

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