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

Rating 947 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d4; rook d1; bishop e3; pawns f2/g3. Black: king e6; rook c2; pawns d5/e4/f7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd2 — rook d1→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rc4# — rook c2→c4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rc4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5p2/4k3/3p4/3Kp3/4B1P1/2r2P2/3R4 w - - 3 49

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