Chess Puzzle #1vqi9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 860 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rooks c1/f1; knight f3; pawns a3/d4/e5/f6/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen d3; rooks c3/f8; bishop b5; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxc3 — rook c1→c3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen d3→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp3pp1/4pP1p/1b1pP3/3P1QP1/P1rq1N2/7P/2R2RK1 w - - 0 25

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.