Chess Puzzle #0o3d6 — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 572 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; rooks e1/f4; knight g5. Black: king g8; rooks a3/b2; knights f5/g6; pawns f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf4 — knight g6→f4, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e1→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/5pp1/6n1/5nNp/5R2/r7/1r6/4R2K b - - 1 44

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