Chess Puzzle #0eCip — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 593 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king f3; rooks b1/g1; pawns a4/b3/e5/f4/h2. Black: king f5; rooks b6/c7; pawns a5/c5/d4/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re6 — rook b6→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rg5# — rook g1→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Rg5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2r4p/1r4p1/p1p1Pk2/P2p1P2/1P3K2/7P/1R4R1 b - - 8 47

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