Answers.Body: <p>You are absolutely right! The black king can move to d8 and e7 and then there's no follow up mate. Most probably there's a white queen/bishop on h4 to prevent the black king from escaping (which is not shown in the figure). In that case, Bg6# is a checkmate.</p>
  <pre><code>[Title &quot;Mate in One&quot;]
  [FEN &quot;r1b1kb1r/pp1n2p1/1qp1p2p/8/2PP3Q/3B1N2/P4PPP/R4RK1 w Qkq - 0 1&quot;]
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Answers.Text: Given the difference in material, most likely a queen.
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Answers.Text: I'd guess a bishop that chased away the black queen from her starting square. I wonder if this is some known opening trap.
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Answers.Text: I suspect a sacrifice on e6 with queen and black bishop on h4 or g5 most probably g5?. Bg5 h6.qxe6 fxe6 bg6
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Answers.Text: Could also be a white knight on c6 instead of the black pawn.
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Answers.Text: @cmgchess: +1, my first idea too.
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Answers.Text: @cmgchess White bishop I presume, not black bishop, but yes, that looks plausible as a way White could lose the queen, and it explains bPh6.
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Answers.Text: So the answer is really "the puzzle is wrong"?
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Body: <p>I am extremely new to chess and have been working through some &quot;mate in one&quot; problems on chesspuzzles.com for practice. This one has me very confused though:</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/cGEso.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/cGEso.png" alt="A mate in on chess problem" /></a></p>
  <p>The stated answer is:</p>
  <blockquote class="spoiler">
  <p> Bg6#</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>But why? Can't black's king move to d8 or e7 after that? I feel like I must be missing something very obvious, but can't for the life of me see what it is...</p>
  
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Tags: <learning><problems><beginner>
Title: Basic "mate in one move" puzzle - what am I missing?
ThreadText: # Basic "mate in one move" puzzle - what am I missing?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2022-12-30)
  
  I am extremely new to chess and have been working through some "mate in one" problems on chesspuzzles.com for practice. This one has me very confused though:
  
  [![A mate in on chess problem](https://i.sstatic.net/cGEso.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/cGEso.png)
  
  The stated answer is:
  
  > Bg6#
  
  But why? Can't black's king move to d8 or e7 after that? I feel like I must be missing something very obvious, but can't for the life of me see what it is...
  
  **Tags:** learning, problems, beginner
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: You are missing a piece.   
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2022-12-30. Score: 26
  
  You are absolutely right! The black king can move to d8 and e7 and then there's no follow up mate. Most probably there's a white queen/bishop on h4 to prevent the black king from escaping (which is not shown in the figure). In that case, Bg6# is a checkmate.
  [Title "Mate in One"]
  [FEN "r1b1kb1r/pp1n2p1/1qp1p2p/8/2PP3Q/3B1N2/P4PPP/R4RK1 w Qkq - 0 1"]
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: Given the difference in material, most likely a queen.  
  > **username_4**: I'd guess a bishop that chased away the black queen from her starting square. I wonder if this is some known opening trap.  
  > **username_5**: I suspect a sacrifice on e6 with queen and black bishop on h4 or g5 most probably g5?. Bg5 h6.qxe6 fxe6 bg6  
  > **username_6**: Could also be a white knight on c6 instead of the black pawn.  
  > **username_7**: @username_5: +1, my first idea too.  
  > **username_8**: @username_5 White bishop I presume, not black bishop, but yes, that looks plausible as a way White could lose the queen, and it explains bPh6.  
  > **username_9**: So the answer is really "the puzzle is wrong"?  
  
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