Chess Puzzle #48AJE — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1239 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; rook f5; knight f4; pawns f3/g2/h4. Black: king h7; rooks d2/g7; pawn h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king h7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh5# — rook f5→h5, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/6rk/8/5R1p/5N1P/5P1K/3r2P1/8 b - - 6 55

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