Chess Puzzle #0mjfD — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 659 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen b3; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c5/d2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/e5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be6 — bishop c8→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe6# — queen b3→e6, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxe6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1bkr/ppp3pp/2n5/2P1p3/4p3/1Q6/PP1P1PPP/RNB1K2R b KQ - 0 10

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.