Chess Puzzle #1ByaK — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1110 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king g2; rook a6; pawn g3. Black: king g5; rook e3; pawns f5/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg4 — king g5→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg6# — rook a6→g6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Rxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/R5p1/5pkp/8/4r1P1/6K1/8 b - - 11 59

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