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

Rating 1582 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king b5; rooks g7/h1; pawns a3/c5/g6. Black: king a7; rooks g4/h3; pawns a4/b7/h2. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c6 — pawn c5→c6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rh5# — rook h3→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Rh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/kp4R1/6P1/1KP5/p5r1/P6r/7p/7R w - - 1 51

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