Chess Puzzle #98aui — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1438 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f4; rook h6; bishop c6; pawns a4/b5/g2/h5. Black: king e7; rooks c4/c5; pawns b6/f5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg5 — king f4→g5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rg4# — rook c4→g4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rg4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4k3/1pB4R/1Pr2p1P/P1r2K2/8/6P1/8 w - - 1 57

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