Chess Puzzle #EW8yM — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1457 · Intermediate · endgame, hook mate, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; rook d7; knight g5; pawns f4/g3/g4. Black: king g7; rook a8; bishop c3; pawns a5/b7/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf6 — king g7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf7# — rook d7→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hook mate, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r7/1p1R2k1/6pp/p5N1/5PP1/2b3P1/7K/8 b - - 1 41

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