This is THE must-know endgame. Your king stands guard; the rook strikes. Mate in one.
Rh8#! Technique: use your king to take squares away, drive the enemy king to the edge, then deliver the rook check.
The position, then the answer.
This lesson is one of 92 in the Grandmaster Academy — every one playable, with the pieces moving under your hand.
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