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

Rating 1125 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks e1/e4; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c4/e7/h2. Black: king g8; queen f2; rooks e8/f4; knight c7; pawns a7/b7/c5/c6/g4/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe4 — rook f4→e4, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h5→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/ppn1P1p1/2p5/2p3NQ/2P1Rrp1/8/PP3q1P/4R2K b - - 6 30

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.