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

Rating 1148 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen e2; rook h1; bishop f1; knight h3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen e4; rook d8; bishop c4; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f5/f7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen e2→e4, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rd1# — rook d8→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kr4/ppp2p1p/5n2/5p2/2b1qP2/7N/PPP1Q1PP/1K3B1R w - - 2 17

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