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

Rating 1564 · Intermediate · endgame, hook mate, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f2; rook f3; knight d6; pawns b4/c3/d4/g2/h4. Black: king g8; rook d2; knight f4; pawns b6/c6/f7/g5/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke3 — king f2→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re2# — rook d2→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hook mate, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Re2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/5p1p/1ppN4/6p1/1P1P1n1P/2P2R2/3r1KP1/8 w - - 1 43

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