Chess Puzzle #0lQ2E — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 462 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f6; rook e4; bishop e2. Black: king g8; rooks g1/h3; pawns a6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook g1→e1. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e4→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/7p/p4Kp1/8/4R3/7r/4B3/6r1 b - - 3 53

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