Chess Puzzle #35d31 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1366 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rooks a2/g5; bishop e7; pawn c3. Black: king h6; rooks a8/c8; bishop e4; pawns a4/c4/f7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg8 — rook c8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh2# — rook a2→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1r5/4Bp2/7k/6R1/p1p1b3/2P5/R7/6K1 b - - 0 32

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