Chess Puzzle #1CJzo — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1508 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king f4; rook c7; pawns c3/f3/h3/h5. Black: king d3; rook g5; pawns c5/e6/f6/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e5# — pawn e6→e5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with e5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2R3p1/4pp2/2p3rP/5K2/2Pk1P1P/8/8 w - - 1 42

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