Chess Puzzle #4GeCZ — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1064 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king g5; rook f5; pawn g4. Black: king g7; rook f1; pawn f6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh5 — king g5→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh1# — rook f1→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Rh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/6k1/5p2/5RK1/6P1/8/8/5r2 w - - 0 72

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