Chess Puzzle #K3JoE — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1466 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g6; rook b7; knight f6; pawn f4. Black: king g8; queen c8; pawns b4/d5/e6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king g8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf7# — rook b7→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2q3k1/1R6/4pNK1/3p4/1p3P2/8/8/8 b - - 7 51

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