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

Rating 526 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen e1; rook b1; bishop c2; knights d2/f3; pawns b3/d5/f4/f5/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rook b8; bishop c8; knights b7/e7; pawns b4/c5/d6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight e7→d5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen e1→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1rb3k1/1nq1n1pp/3p4/2pP1P2/1p3PP1/1P3N1P/2BN2K1/1R2Q3 b - - 0 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.