Chess Puzzle #1aRwE — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 958 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; rook f3; knight e6; pawns b3/c4/d5/g3. Black: king g8; rook e2; pawns a5/b5/h5/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh4 — king h3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh2# — rook e2→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/8/4N2p/pp1P3p/2P5/1P3RPK/4r3/8 w - - 0 43

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