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

Rating 997 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king h1; rook g1; pawn g2. Black: king h4; rook f2; pawns f3/g3. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh2# — rook f2→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Rh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/8/7k/5pp1/5rP1/6RK w - - 2 66

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