Chess Puzzle #KKdwh — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1486 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f3; rook g5; bishop b2; knight d3; pawns a2/b3/c4/d4/e5. Black: king g8; rooks f8/h3; pawns a7/b7/c6/f4/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke4 — king f3→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: 5rk1/pp4pp/2p5/4P1R1/2PP1p2/1P1N1K1r/PB6/8 w - - 1 39

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