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

Rating 1383 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; rook e4; bishop c6; knight b5; pawn a4. Black: king h6; rook d2; bishop g3; pawns b6/e7/f6/h3. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg4 — rook e4→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rd1# — rook d2→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4p3/1pB2p1k/1N6/P3R3/6bp/3r4/7K w - - 2 48

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