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

Rating 781 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, hook mate, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; rook c7; knight e5; pawns f4/g3/h4. Black: king f6; rook d2; knight d4; pawns e6/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf5 — knight d4→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf7# — rook c7→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, hook mate, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2R2p2/4pkp1/4N2p/3n1P1P/6PK/3r4/8 b - - 4 52

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