Chess Puzzle #2BZ3o — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1146 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king b3; rooks d3/d6; pawns c5/e5/g3/h2. Black: king e7; rooks a3/a7; pawns b5/c6/f7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb4 — king b3→b4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: R7a4# — rook a7→a4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with R7a4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/r3kp2/2pR3p/1pP1P3/8/rK1R2P1/7P/8 w - - 0 38

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