Easy Chess Puzzle # 0100

Solve this easy chess puzzle and improve your chess games through improvement of your chess strategies and chess tactics.

Puzzle No : 0100

Difficulty level : Easy

Description : Mate in 1 move

Next Move : White

Player level : Beginner

Easy chess puzzle 0100

At this puzzle, next move is by White. The objective of the puzzle is to mate in 1 move.

See the interactive solution at the puzzle page

This is the initial board position of easy chess puzzle 0100.

Move by black

opponent’s queen captures your queen to escape from the check threat.

Move by white

your pawn captures opponent’s queen and checkmate. opponent’s king can’t capture your pawn since it is supported by knight. it also can’t move to g7 due to the attack from your knight. this is called david and goliath mate.. this is how you can mate in 1 move.

Ganesh

Based on the objective of the puzzle, you have to make the right moves. Following are the right moves

Qxg7 - opponent’s queen captures your queen to escape from the check threat.
hxg7# - Your pawn captures opponent’s queen and checkmate. Opponent’s king can’t capture your pawn since it is supported by knight. It also can’t move to g7 due to the attack from your knight. This is called David and Goliath mate.. This is how you can mate in 1 move.
For right move - You have had a successful David and Goliath mate. That’s the way to do it.
For wrong move - You could have captured the opponent’s queen using the pawn to have a David and Goliath mate. Do not stop trying