Chess Puzzle #23Y67 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 571 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishops g6/h6; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/d5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops a6/e7; knights b8/d7; pawns a7/b6/c5/e6/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: rn1qk2r/p2nb2p/bp2p1BB/2pP4/8/2N2N2/PPQ3PP/R3K2R b KQkq - 0 15

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