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

Rating 1057 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; rooks g5/h8; pawns a6/f5. Black: king h6; rooks a4/e7; knight f6; pawns g7/h5. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh7 — knight f6→h7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rg6# — rook g5→g6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7R/4r1p1/P4n1k/5PRp/r7/8/6K1/8 b - - 2 60

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