Chess Puzzle #Fvxp7 — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1416 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h5; rook e2; knight c5; pawns e6/g4. Black: king f6; rook g8. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e7 — pawn e6→e7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh8# — rook g8→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6r1/8/4Pk2/2N4K/6P1/8/4R3/8 w - - 3 62

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