Chess Puzzle #0s21d — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 904 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; bishops a3/g6; knights b1/f4; pawns a2/c3/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b6/c8; knights c6/d7; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg6 — pawn h7→g6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg6# — queen h5→g6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq3r/1p1n1k1p/pbn1ppB1/3pP2Q/3P1N2/B1P5/P4PPP/RN3RK1 b - - 0 13

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