Chess Puzzle #0Eze1 — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1309 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; rooks b4/d7; knight d3. Black: king g5; rooks e2/f5; pawns g6/h3. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh3 — king h2→h3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf3# — rook f5→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/3R4/6p1/5rk1/1R6/3N3p/4r2K/8 w - - 2 62

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