Chess Puzzle #GhKZu — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1474 · Intermediate · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen g3; rooks d1/h1; bishop d2; knight g1; pawns a3/b2/f3/f5/h3. Black: king h8; queen a5; rooks a8/d4; knight f6; pawns a7/b3/b4/d5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxb4 — bishop d2→b4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd1# — rook d4→d1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r6k/p4ppp/5n2/q2p1P2/1p1r4/Pp3PQP/1P1B4/1K1R2NR w - - 1 22

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