Chess Puzzle #02jRN — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 462 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g5; rook b7; knight d5; pawns f3/g2/h4. Black: king g7; rook b2; pawns b5/f7/g6/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f3→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg2# — rook b2→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1R3pk1/6p1/1p1N2Kp/7P/5P2/1r4P1/8 w - - 7 51

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