Chess Puzzle #DITeO — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1603 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king h2; rook b2; pawn b3. Black: king f3; rook b4; pawns g5/h3. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh3 — king h2→h3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh4# — rook b4→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/6p1/1r6/1P3k1p/1R5K/8 w - - 0 54

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