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

Rating 1666 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e1; bishops c6/e7; pawn h4. Black: king g6; rook a2; pawns c5/d3/e3. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxc5 — bishop e7→c5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ra1# — rook a2→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Ra1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4B3/2B3k1/2p5/7P/3pp3/r7/4K3 w - - 0 56

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