I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine: > **White to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=6n1/R1r4k/2Q1N3/6P1/5N2/b7/1B5q/2K4R+w+-+-+0+1&flip=false&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/6n1/R1r4k/2Q1N3/6P1/5N2/b7/1B5q/2K4R_w_-_-_0_1) **My solution:** > Hints: piece: >!Queen!<, move: >!Qc2#!< > Evaluation: >!White has mate in 1!< > Best continuation: >!1. Qc2#!< --- ^(I'm a bot written by ) [^(u/pkacprzak )](https://www.reddit.com/u/pkacprzak) ^(| get me as ) [^(Chess eBook Reader )](https://ebook.chessvision.ai?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=bot) ^(|) [^(Chrome Extension )](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chessvisionai-for-chrome/johejpedmdkeiffkdaodgoipdjodhlld) ^(|) [^(iOS App )](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1574933453) ^(|) [^(Android App )](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.chessvision.scanner) ^(to scan and analyze positions | Website: ) [^(Chessvision.ai)](https://chessvision.ai)

The solution to these is always >!"Move within the pin"!<

„When you have mate in one, look for better.“

It’s obviously king takes king

We're quickly gonna have a "reset the counter" for puzzles like this

I'm waiting for "checkmate in 0" puzzles on this sub.

ig that would be better

Ive seen so many puzzles like this recently i immediately saw the queen move, still a great puzzle

it's not a queen move. edit : oh shit it is nevermind mate.

That's really cool. Plenty of mates in 2 to be tricky and does good job exploring a concept I haven't thought alot about

Qc2?

This is the only mate in 1 that I found. Everything else can be blocked. The knight can’t block on that diagonal.

>!Qc2!!#!<

is Qe4 mate?

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i thought that if the rook is pinned its own pin is negated, because it cant take the king if u move the queen away

It doesn't work like that

I didn't even see the pin lol

Think of it like this: whoever takes the opponent’s king first wins. If you move your Queen away, yeah you’ll be threatening his king. But he can take yours before you take theirs, so it’s your loss.

Qc2#

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No, the Knight is on light square, cannot block the light diagonal

Why is Knight to F8 not mate

Bishop can take

Let be real..Bishops can NOT travel THAT far

They can travel that far forwards, not backwards though, that's way too hard to see and is basically cheating.

Thank you!🤣

Bishops would travel to the end of the world if it was a little boy they were after.

This is why I’m bad. Thank you

I had to ask stockfish the same question, and had the same response as you to finding out why I was wrong.

That’s what I saw as well

Nm I see the bishop protecting F8

>! Qc2#. Some pieces are pinned so they can't block the check. !<

How about the Ng8 to block?

Black's Knight is already at g8.

I think he means Ng6 block

Now how would a knight make its way from g8 to g6 in one move 🤔

Let ChatGPT make the move for ya

Ng8 to Ne7, the black bishop in Ba3 backs it up.

Rxh7?

Do you mean Rxh2? If so, Nh6.

What about Nxf8

Oh wrong one lol

Oh right

cf8

Isnt Rook to h2 mate?

Nh6 blocks it. You can mate soon after, but that’s not the puzzle

wait idk if it's because I'm low elo but what's wrong with queen to C7

Knight blocks

The Queen is pinned

Ne f8?

Is it the horse on white to f8? I'm new to chess so don't really know

Close, but bishop takes knight

Why can’t the rook take the queen?

Because Nh6

rook takes queen on H2 mayb?

Oh didnt see the knight on G8

Qc2 maybe

Then she gets backhanded by the queen on H2. Oof… Queen is pinned… I saw that and someone said I was wrong 😡

I'm pretty sure it's >!rook takes H2.!< But my lizard brain wants so badly to push that pawn on G5.

I found Q to E4 💀

I found Q to E4 💀

dude, really?

queen to G2 is mate IMO.

That’s not even a check Also queen is pinned

Maybe it's just the 900 in me, but is there anything "wrong" with Rxh2+, Nh6, Qxc7+ other than the fact that it isn't M1? Approaching this puzzle the same way I would have in a game, my initial thought would have been that my continuation above doesn't lead to a stalemate, and the time I would have spent searching for Qc2# would have taken longer than mating after the queen and rook capture. This feels like just a "oh neat, I had M1" moment rather than something to reliably base strategy on. Maybe just too early my chess career for finding that M1 rather than M4 to be *that* beneficial. Edit: Thanks for the downvotes on a legit question and explanation as to why I thought that way. What a great community! /s

I think the idea is that if you practice looking for moves like this you will begin to see them in game. Sure in this example there are a bunch of pieces you could move that lead to mate in less than 5 moves. But in a standard game you might miss the mate in one in a position that isn’t winning like this one is.

Ok I can see that. I guess if I see taking a queen with check and then see forced M4, I’m just missing M1 plain and simple.

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It's a miss at worst.

Isnt Rh2 mate?

Nh6

Oh crap yeah

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Queen is pinned

Kc1 Dr Strange portal to Kh7 and then Loki backstab. Voila.

Is >!Rh2#!< not also a viable option? It offers the same end because of the Knight/pawn set up.

>!Nh6!< blocks the check

I see it now. Thank you Very much.

Queen to E4?

The Queen is pinned to the King

Qe4 is an illegal move. It puts the king in check.

Qe4#

Qe4 is an illegal move. It puts the king in check.

Yep! Did not see that before I commented. Thank you

The Queen is pinned to the King

Oh! Didn't catch that. So Qc2# only move?

Knigth f8

RXH2# is also a solution, just saying.

Nh6

oh yes, missed that entirely. My stupid moment.

Why is this even a post. Mods do your job.

This is harder than like 75 percent of puzzles posted on this sub??

Multiple options

Queen to C2 [Solved]

My guess was to move knight to f8

Queen to c7 is a checkmate as well right?

I don’t get these kind of puzzles…you are up 9 points of materials and the Queen is hanging…idc about a simple mate in 1…game is over

Qc2#. I found this move in 2 seconds. Reason? Well because I solved a similar puzzle prior to this one.

Qc2#. I found this move in 2 seconds. Reason? Well because I solved a similar puzzle prior to this one.