Chess Puzzle #F9vCR — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1606 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f4; rook c5; knight d5; pawn d4. Black: king d6; rook b3; pawns e4/f5/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf6 — knight d5→f6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf3# — rook b3→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/3k2pp/2RN1p2/3PpK2/1r6/8/8 w - - 0 46

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