Chess Puzzle #57CqK — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1380 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f3; queen b6; bishop f2; knight e8; pawns d4/e5/f4/g3/g5. Black: king h8; queen c2; knight c4; pawns d5/e6/f7/g6/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd8 — queen b6→d8. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe4# — queen c2→e4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4N2k/5p2/1Q2p1p1/3pP1Pp/2nP1P2/5KP1/2q2B2/8 w - - 3 38

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.