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

Rating 1135 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d3; rooks c1/c3; knight e4; pawns a2/b3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king f7; rooks b5/d7; bishop e7; pawns a5/c5/e6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc4 — king d3→c4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rb4# — rook b5→b4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rb4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/3rbkp1/4p2p/prp5/4N3/1PRK3P/P4PP1/2R5 w - - 6 32

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