Chess Puzzle #40FGi — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1058 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h4; rook f5; bishop d5; pawns a2/e4/g4/h3. Black: king g6; rook c3; knight e3; pawns a4/e5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe5 — rook f5→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ng2# — knight e3→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Ng2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/6k1/3BpR2/p3P1PK/2r1n2P/P7/8 w - - 1 54

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