Chess Puzzle #2Le65 — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 552 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king d6; rook e6; pawns a3/g5. Black: king c8; rooks f4/f5; pawns a7/b7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg5 — rook f5→g5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e6→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k5/pp6/3KR3/5rP1/5r2/P7/8/8 b - - 2 39

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