Chess Puzzle #1w99Y — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 622 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f4; rook d6; pawns c4/d5/g4/h4. Black: king h5; rook e2; bishop f2; pawn e3. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh4 — king h5→h4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh6# — rook d6→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/3R4/3P3k/2P2KPP/4p3/4rb2/8 b - - 0 52

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