Chess Puzzle #12egh — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 862 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king g5; rooks c5/h5; pawns a5/b5/f5/h3. Black: king b8; rooks f1/g8; pawn a7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh4 — king g5→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf4# — rook f1→f4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Rf4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k4r1/p7/8/PPR2PKR/8/7P/8/5r2 w - - 5 50

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