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

Rating 728 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c4; rook h2; knight e4; pawns a5/b4/f2/h6. Black: king h8; rook f3; knight c7; pawns a6/d4/e5/g6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng5 — knight e4→g5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rc3# — rook f3→c3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rc3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7k/2n5/p5pP/P3p3/1PKpN3/5r2/5P1R/8 w - - 8 53

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