Chess Puzzle #258dc — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 615 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king c1; rook b5; pawn a4. Black: king c3; rook g4; pawns a5/g5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxa5 — rook b5→a5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rg1# — rook g4→g1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Rg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/pR4p1/P5r1/2k5/8/2K5 w - - 2 56

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