Chess Puzzle #3vRsH — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1714 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e3; rooks a1/f7; bishop b6; pawns e5/h2. Black: king b8; rooks c3/g2; pawns b7/d5/e6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf4 — king e3→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g5# — pawn g7→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with g5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k6/1p3Rpp/1B2p3/3pP3/8/2r1K3/6rP/R7 w - - 2 30

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