Chess Puzzle #30Bp6 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king g6; rook a7; pawn f4. Black: king g8; rook f3; pawns a3/f5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf4 — rook f3→f4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ra8# — rook a7→a8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Ra8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/R7/6K1/5p2/5P2/p4r2/8/8 b - - 0 44

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