Chess Puzzle #2f6bL — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king f5; rook d7; bishop a2; pawns e4/f6/h2. Black: king f8; queen g1; knight d3; pawns d4/f4/h4. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxh2 — queen g1→h2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rd8# — rook d7→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/3R4/5P2/5K2/3pPp1p/3n4/B6P/6q1 b - - 2 58

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