Chess Puzzle #1kie5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 647 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king c1; rooks b6/g1; pawns c4/g6/h6. Black: king g8; rooks b3/h2; pawns b4/c5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh6 — rook h2→h6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rb8# — rook b6→b8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Rb8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/5pp1/1R4PP/2p5/1pP5/1r6/7r/2K3R1 b - - 0 36

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