Chess Puzzle #9uIsB — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1510 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; rook h6; knight g3; pawns b3/e3/f2/h3. Black: king e6; rooks b2/c7; pawns a7/d5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke5 — king e6→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f4# — pawn f2→f4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with f4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p1r4p/4k2R/3p4/8/1P2P1NP/1r3P2/5K2 b - - 6 41

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