Chess Puzzle #0Jkab — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 768 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a4; rook d5; knight g5; pawns g4/h3. Black: king c4; rook f2; bishop c3; pawns b4/g6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd6 — rook d5→d6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ra2# — rook f2→a2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Ra2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/6p1/3R2N1/Kpk3P1/2b4P/5r2/8 w - - 9 50

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