Chess Puzzle #0SAPu — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 582 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king d4; rook b1; pawns a3/c3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king d6; rook e8; pawns b5/c4/d5/f5/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxb5 — rook b1→b5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re4# — rook e8→e4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Re4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/7p/3k4/1p1p1p2/2pK1P2/P1P5/6PP/1R6 w - - 4 33

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