Chess Puzzle #1kjIp — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 533 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; rook a1; knight b4; pawns f4/g3/h2. Black: king f5; rook c3; pawns a2/h3. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxa2 — rook a1→a2, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rc1# — rook c3→c1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rc1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/5k2/1N3P2/2r3Pp/p6P/R6K w - - 3 53

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