Chess Puzzle #1Exxk — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 626 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a5; rook c5; bishop h5; pawns a4/b4. Black: king b7; rook f8; pawns c6/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re5 — rook c5→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ra8# — rook f8→a8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Ra8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/1k5p/2p5/K1R4B/PP6/8/8/8 w - - 1 45

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