Chess Puzzle #5PTW6 — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1171 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king d3; rook b7; bishop e6; pawns a4/b3/d4/f5. Black: king d8; rook f3; bishop g5; pawns b6/c6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke4 — king d3→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re3# — rook f3→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Re3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3k4/1R6/1pp1B3/5Pb1/P2P4/1P1K1r2/8/8 w - - 7 48

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