Chess Puzzle #A8SR8 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1466 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king g3; rook a6; pawns d4/f2/g4. Black: king g6; rook b8; pawns a4/b5/f5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg5 — king g6→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f4# — pawn f2→f4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1r6/8/R5kp/1p3p2/p2P2P1/6K1/5P2/8 b - - 1 43

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