Chess Puzzle #2iYvf — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1075 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king c3; rooks b2/h7; pawns a2/c2/c4/f4/h3. Black: king d6; rooks e2/f2; pawns a7/c5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxa7 — rook h7→a7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re3# — rook e2→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Re3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p6R/3k4/2p5/2P2P2/2K4P/PRP1rr2/8 w - - 2 42

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