Chess Puzzle #4JpiH — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1081 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen rook endgame.

Position

White: king e4; rooks d1/d7. Black: king f6; queen h2; pawns f4/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf2 — queen h2→f2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: R1d6# — rook d1→d6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen rook endgame. The combination ends with R1d6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/3R4/5k1p/6p1/4Kp2/8/7q/3R4 b - - 5 53

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