Chess Puzzle #SwaQb — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1827 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e3; rooks h4/h6; pawns c3/h2. Black: king d5; rooks a8/g8; knight c5; pawns a5/c6/e5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: a4 — pawn a5→a4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: c4# — pawn c3→c4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with c4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5r1/8/2p4R/p1nkp3/7R/2P1K3/7P/8 b - - 2 33

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