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

Rating 1715 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d3; queen d5; pawn a3. Black: king g6; rook h3; bishop f6; pawns d4/g5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke4 — king d3→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re3# — rook h3→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Re3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/5bk1/3Q2p1/3p4/P2K3r/8/8 w - - 9 71

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