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

Rating 937 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a3; rook g7; bishop c5; pawns a2/b3/e7/g6. Black: king a5; rook e2; pawns b5/d4. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxd4 — bishop c5→d4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: b4# — pawn b5→b4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with b4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4P1R1/6P1/kpB5/3p4/KP6/P3r3/8 w - - 0 45

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