Chess Puzzle #3aygV — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1248 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen e7; rook b3; knight h4; pawn h3. Black: king a7; queen f2; rook g2; bishop b7; knight b6; pawns a6/f7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg2 — knight h4→g2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen f2→g2, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/kb2Qp2/pn6/8/7N/1R5P/5qrK/8 w - - 0 44

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.