Chess Puzzle #59Ry8 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1071 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; knight e6; pawns a3/b2/c4/d3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen c6; rooks d8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knight h6; pawns a6/b6/c5/f6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd8 — knight e6→d8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr1b1r/1b5p/ppq1Np1n/2p5/2P2P2/P2PB3/1P4PP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 17

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.