Chess Puzzle #2NYFY — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1335 · Intermediate · endgame, master, master vs master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e3; rook e4; pawns a4/b3/f3/g4/h4. Black: king f5; rook c5; pawns a6/b5/f6/g6/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h5→g4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: fxg4# — pawn f3→g4, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, master vs master, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with fxg4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/p4pp1/1pr2k1p/P3R1PP/1P2KP2/8/8 b - - 0 48

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