Chess Puzzle #27y11 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 895 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rook f1; knight c3; pawns a3/c4/c5/d3. Black: king c8; queen h3; rook a2; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/f4/g3. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa2 — knight c3→a2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen h3→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k5/pp6/2p5/2P1p3/2P2p2/P1NP1Qpq/r7/5RK1 w - - 0 33

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.