Chess Puzzle #4TAem — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1170 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king a5; rooks d1/d7; pawns a2/b3/f4. Black: king c6; rooks c3/c8; pawns a6/b5/c5/e6/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc2 — rook c3→c2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: R1d6# — rook d1→d6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r5/3R2p1/p1k1p3/Kpp5/5P2/1Pr5/P7/3R4 b - - 1 32

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