Chess Puzzle #27abf — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1139 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f5; rook g8. Black: king h5; bishop f4; knight h3; pawns f6/g5/h4. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf2 — knight h3→f2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh8# — rook g8→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6R1/8/5p2/5Kpk/5b1p/7n/8/8 b - - 7 64

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