Chess Puzzle #3MTZw — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king h4; rooks b7/e7; pawns a5/g6. Black: king g8; rook b8; bishop d5; knight e4; pawns a6/c6/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rxb7 — rook b8→b7, captures rook. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Re8# — rook e7→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/1R2R1p1/p1p3P1/P2b4/4n2K/8/8/8 b - - 0 40

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