Chess Puzzle #4HUA0 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1209 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e6; rooks c5/d6; bishop b2; pawns a3/f2. Black: king e8; rook b3; bishop f4; pawns a4/g5. White is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxd6 — bishop f4→d6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rc8# — rook c5→c8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rc8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4k3/8/3RK3/2R3p1/p4b2/Pr6/1B3P2/8 b - - 0 40

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