Chess Puzzle #6gdMT — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1907 · Advanced · equality, hanging piece, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/b4/c3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b6/g4; knights b8/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/d6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king f7→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg4 — queen d1→g4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, hanging piece, middlegame, one move. The key move Qxg4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: rn1q2nr/ppp2kpp/1b1p4/6N1/1P1pP1b1/2P5/P4PPP/RNBQK2R b KQ - 1 8

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.