Chess Puzzle #2qlCl — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1077 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; rook b7; bishop a2; pawns f4/h4. Black: king f6; rook c3; pawns a3/b2/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg4 — king g3→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h5# — pawn h7→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with h5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1R5p/5kp1/8/5P1P/p1r3K1/Bp6/8 w - - 1 50

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