Chess Puzzle #10D7W — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1049 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; rook a7; bishop d5; pawns e3/f2/f4. Black: king g7; rook h5; knight f5; pawns e4/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf6 — king g7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf7# — rook a7→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/R5kp/6p1/3B1n1r/4pP2/4P3/5PK1/8 b - - 5 40

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