Chess Puzzle #4YmQ4 — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1181 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king d3; rook a5; pawns a2/b3/c2. Black: king c6; rook h3; pawns b4/c5/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc4 — king d3→c4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rc3# — rook h3→c3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Rc3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/2k5/R1p4p/1p6/1P1K3r/P1P5/8 w - - 1 45

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