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

Rating 571 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen f2; rooks c4/h1; bishop b3; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/f3/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen d1; rooks a8/d8; bishops b7/f6; knight e3; pawns a6/b4/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd1 — rook h1→d1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd1# — rook d8→d1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Rxd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2r2k1/1b3pp1/p3pb1p/8/1pR4P/1B2nP2/PPP1NQP1/2Kq3R w - - 4 23

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