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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · Anastasia’s mate, endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c4; rook a5; knight e7; pawns d7/h2. Black: king h7; rook f2; knight f6; pawns g7/h3. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd7 — knight f6→d7, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh5# — rook a5→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

Anastasia’s mate, endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/3PN1pk/5n2/R7/2K5/7p/5r1P/8 b - - 0 52

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