Chess Puzzle #7kNi4 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1499 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d2; queen g4; rooks a1/h1; knight d1; pawns a4/b2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks e2/f8; pawns a6/b7/d3/d6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc1 — king d2→c1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: d2# — pawn d3→d2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with d2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1p4pp/p2p2q1/8/P5Q1/3p3P/1P1Kr3/R2N3R w - - 4 27

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