Chess Puzzle #485KY — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1147 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king f3; rooks f2/h5; pawns a5/b4/c3/d4/d5/g2. Black: king g8; rooks f8/g3; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/f4/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke4 — king f3→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re3# — rook g3→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Re3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1pp4p/p2p4/P2P3R/1P1P1p2/2P2Kr1/5RP1/8 w - - 1 31

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