Chess Puzzle #3f9sW — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1286 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king f1; rook g5; pawns g3/h4. Black: king f3; rook d2; pawns e4/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg6 — rook g5→g6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rd1# — rook d2→d1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Rd1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/6p1/6Rp/4p2P/5kP1/3r4/5K2 w - - 4 56

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