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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king f3; rook b6; pawns b2/b3/c3/g3/h2. Black: king f5; rook d2; pawns b5/e5/g5/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh2 — rook d2→h2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g4# — pawn g3→g4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with g4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/6p1/1R6/1p2pkp1/8/1PP2KP1/1P1r3P/8 b - - 6 39

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