Chess Puzzle #3Wxsa — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1175 · Beginner · advanced pawn, endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; pawns b7/h2. Black: king f3; rook g3; pawns e3/f2. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e2# — pawn e3→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, pawn endgame. The combination ends with e2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1P6/8/8/8/4pkr1/5p1P/5K2 w - - 0 47

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