Chess Puzzle #0iAQU — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 865 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c2/d4/g3/h3. Black: king h7; queen g5; rook a8; bishops f4/h5; knight h4; pawns a6/b5/c6/f5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf4 — pawn g3→f4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen g5→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r7/6pk/p1p4p/1p3pqb/3P1b1n/P1N3PP/1PP4K/R2Q1R2 w - - 0 26

Solve this puzzle interactively on Brilliant Knight — free tactics training powered by Stockfish 18, no signup required.

Puzzle data from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Analysis powered by Stockfish 18 in your browser.