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

Rating 731 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f6; rook e6; knight d6; pawns c4/d5. Black: king f8; rooks a4/c3; pawns c5/e3. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e2 — pawn e3→e2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e6→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/8/3NRK2/2pP4/r1P5/2r1p3/8/8 b - - 4 52

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