Chess Puzzle #Bby6U — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1424 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king f4; rooks a1/b5; pawns d4/e5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; rooks c3/f8; pawns e6/f5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rb6 — rook b5→b6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g5# — pawn g7→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with g5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/6p1/4p2p/1R2Pp2/3P1K2/2r4P/6P1/R7 w - - 0 28

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