Chess Puzzle #4X388 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1019 · Beginner · endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c5; rooks d2/d6; pawns a3/b2/e4/f3/g2. Black: king e8; rooks b3/c7; knight d4; pawns a6/e5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd5 — king c5→d5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rb5# — rook b3→b5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rb5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4k3/2r5/p2R4/2K1p3/3nP3/Pr3P2/1P1R2P1/8 w - - 1 47

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