Chess Puzzle #5MAAC — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1615 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; rook a6; bishop h5; pawns g3/h4. Black: king g1; rook b2; pawns e4/f5/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g4 — pawn g3→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rb3# — rook b2→b3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rb3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/R6p/5p1B/4p2P/6PK/1r6/6k1 w - - 3 41

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