Chess Puzzle #4Yfba — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1233 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king f4; rook b2; pawns a3/b3/e4/g4/h4. Black: king e6; rook h3; pawns a7/b6/c5/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h5 — pawn h4→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g5# — pawn g6→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with g5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p7/1p2k1pp/2p5/4PKPP/PP5r/1R6/8 w - - 1 35

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