Chess Puzzle #0yA6q — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 470 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops d4/g6; knight f3; pawns a2/b5/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knight a5; pawns a7/b6/d7/e7/f6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg6 — pawn h7→g6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg6# — queen c2→g6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/pb1pp2p/1p3pB1/nP6/2PB4/5N2/P1Q2PPP/R4RK1 b kq - 0 17

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