Chess Puzzle #0AcJu — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 400 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e1; rook a6; pawns a2/c6/g5. Black: king c8; rook f7; bishop h5; pawn e6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc7 — rook f7→c7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ra8# — rook a6→a8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Ra8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k5/5r2/R1P1p3/6Pb/8/8/P7/4K3 b - - 0 47

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