Chess Puzzle #1EDKP — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 906 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d6; rook g7; bishop f6; knight b6; pawns a2/b2/e5. Black: king e8; rooks c2/d4; pawns a5/b5/e6/g6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxe6 — king d6→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rc6# — rook c2→c6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rc6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4k3/6R1/1N1KpBp1/pp2P3/3r4/8/PPr5/8 w - - 4 60

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