Chess Puzzle #1F2oo — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 968 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king h3; rook g7; pawn g3. Black: king h5; rook c6; pawns a7/c4/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c3 — pawn c4→c3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g4# — pawn g3→g4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with g4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p5R1/2r4p/7k/2p5/6PK/8/8 b - - 1 49

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