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

Rating 995 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g4; knights c6/c7; pawns b5/f4/h4. Black: king f6; rook d3; pawns g6/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b6 — pawn b5→b6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h5# — pawn h6→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with h5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2N5/2N2kpp/1P6/5PKP/3r4/8/8 w - - 1 53

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