Chess Puzzle #4dDIS — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1017 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b6; rook e7; pawns b4/c6. Black: king c8; rook a3; knight d4; pawn a6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nb5 — knight d4→b5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8# — rook e7→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Re8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k5/4R3/pKP5/8/1P1n4/r7/8/8 b - - 0 52

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