The same idea with a rook — this is how you finish a K+R endgame. Mate in one.
Rh8#! Drive the king to the edge, place your king in opposition, and the rook does the rest.
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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