Puzzle #49: Mate in 1
Rating ≈ 800 · 1 move to find
Black to move and mate in 1.
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Start with the most forcing moves: checks first.
Show the solution
- 38… Qxg2# — the queen takes the bishop on g2 — checkmate.
Why it works. It's checkmate: the king is in check, every square around it is covered or blocked, and the checking piece can be neither captured nor blocked.
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This position comes from a training game and was checked with a chess engine: every move you need to find is the only one that works.