Chess Puzzle #5s8FM — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1584 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; rook e7; knight g6; pawns f6/g2/h3. Black: king g8; rooks a2/a6; pawns a7/b6/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf2 — rook a2→f2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rg7# — rook e7→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/p3R3/rp3PNp/6p1/8/7P/r5PK/8 b - - 0 40

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