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

Rating 1099 · Beginner · advanced pawn, endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook b7; bishop b8; pawns a6/f2. Black: king d5; bishop e5; pawns e7/f3/g2/h3. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: a7 — pawn a6→a7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h2# — pawn h3→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with h2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1B6/1R2p3/P7/3kb3/8/5p1p/5Pp1/6K1 w - - 0 56

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