Chess Puzzle #1JwCq — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1016 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c3; pawns a3/b2/e3/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g2; rooks a8/f8; bishop c6; pawns a7/b5/e4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rad8 — rook a8→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p4ppp/2b5/1p6/4pPQ1/P1B1P1P1/1P4qP/R3KR2 b Q - 1 19

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.