Chess Puzzle #34OiC — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1192 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; rook d8; knight g8; pawns f4/g3/h2. Black: king g7; rook f2; knight e3; pawns f5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg1 — king h1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf1# — rook f2→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3R2N1/6kp/6p1/5p2/5P2/4n1P1/5r1P/7K w - - 10 38

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