Chess Puzzle #1OA9o — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 913 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king f4; rook d7; pawns a2/b3/g4/h4. Black: king g6; rook b8; pawns a5/b6/f6/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc8 — rook b8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h5# — pawn h4→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1r6/3R4/1p3pkp/p7/5KPP/1P6/P7/8 b - - 0 34

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