Puzzle zIOWV — ELO 2585
This is a Black-to-move puzzle rated 2585 ELO. The first move is g8h8, tagged with 10 interpretable concepts and Lichess themes: arabianMate, discoveredAttack, discoveredCheck.
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Position
Black to move. ELO 2585. Themes: arabianMate, discoveredAttack, discoveredCheck, exposedKing, kingsideAttack, mate, mateIn5, middlegame, quietMove, sacrifice, veryLong.
FEN: r5k1/2qbb2r/3pppQ1/pnp4N/1p2P1P1/P2PR3/BPP2PP1/5RK1 b - - 5 22
Show solution (10 ply)
Try to find the move yourself first — look for the rarest concept firing on this position before peeking. Solution sequence: g8h8 e3h3 d7e8 g6g7 h7g7 h5f6 e8h5 h3h5 g7h7 h5h7
Concepts that fire on this position
Our SAE pipeline tagged this position with 10 active features. Each links to a page documenting that pattern in detail.
Why this puzzle is hard
The rarest pattern firing here is White bishop on the kingside or in a fianchetto-adjacent square, with the…, which appears in only 481 of our 9,950 puzzles (4.83%). Rare patterns tend to be the bottleneck — players who haven't internalised them will fail this puzzle even when their tactical calculation is otherwise solid.
The puzzle's Lichess ELO of 2585 reflects this: solvers below that rating typically miss the cue entirely.
Similar puzzles
Puzzles sharing the most concept tags with this one — a stronger signal than theme overlap because it reflects the actual patterns Leela recognises.
Train this pattern
Click through to the Climbchess trainer to attempt the position interactively against the same Leela network that tagged it. The trainer adapts difficulty using your live concept-recognition profile — it surfaces puzzles tagged with concepts you've been missing, not random brawls.
If you want the underlying methodology, the how-it-works page walks through the SAE training run, the labelling pipeline, and the puzzle-tagging procedure end-to-end.
Frequently asked
What is the rating of this puzzle?
2585 Lichess ELO. Solvers below that rating typically miss the key cue.
Which side moves first?
Black to move; the first move of the solution is g8h8.
What concepts does it train?
10 SAE-derived patterns including White bishop on the kingside or in a fianchetto-adjacent…; A black queen on a central or open file, not attacked by…; White Queen on the 1st or 2nd rank, unthreatened by black….
Can I attempt it without an account?
Yes — Climbchess requires no signup or email. Click the trainer link to play the position interactively.