Chess Puzzle #2EL3A — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 862 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d5; rook f8; knight f7; pawn f5. Black: king h7; rook e3; knight h5; pawns g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re7 — rook e3→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh8# — rook f8→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5R2/5Npk/7p/3K1P1n/8/4r3/8/8 b - - 20 60

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