Chess Puzzle #0rwx5 — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1138 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e1; rooks c3/d1; knight e7; pawn e4. Black: king b8; rooks a2/f2; pawns a6/b5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg3 — rook c3→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rae2# — rook a2→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rae2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k6/4N3/p7/1p6/4P3/2R5/r4r2/3RK3 w - - 4 35

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