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

Rating 400 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king h6; rook f4; pawn g7. Black: king f7; rook c5; pawn a5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg8 — king f7→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf8# — rook f4→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Rf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5kP1/7K/p1r5/5R2/8/8/8 b - - 2 62

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