Chess Puzzle #7CrS5 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king f3; rooks a5/c2; pawns a2/c5/g3/h2. Black: king d5; rooks c6/e5; pawns a6/g6/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf4 — king f3→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf6# — rook c6→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Rf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/p1r3p1/R1Pkr2p/8/5KP1/P1R4P/8 w - - 4 38

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