Chess Puzzle #5FEiT — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1105 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; rook b5; bishop e4; pawns f3/h5. Black: king f6; rooks a7/e6; pawns f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rae7 — rook a7→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf5# — rook b5→f5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rf5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/r4pp1/4rk1p/1R5P/4B3/5PK1/8/8 b - - 1 73

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