Chess Puzzle #28qF4 — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 427 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook c6; knight b5; pawns c3/e6. Black: king g8; rook h5; knight e4; pawns d5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re5 — rook h5→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rc8# — rook c6→c8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rc8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/6pp/2R1P3/1N1p3r/4n3/2P5/8/6K1 b - - 0 36

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