Chess Puzzle #0e4Er — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 988 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king g2; queen g4; pawns d5/f2/f6. Black: king g8; queen e1; pawns d6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe5 — queen e1→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/5pp1/3p1P1p/3P4/6Q1/8/5PK1/4q3 b - - 0 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.