Chess Puzzle #CtL3y — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1422 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f2; rook g4; pawn d4. Black: king h2; bishops d5/f4; pawns b5/c6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b4 — pawn b5→b4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh4# — rook g4→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/2p5/1p1b4/3P1bR1/8/5K1k/8 b - - 9 51

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