Mate in Two
Pete Tamburro
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Published in Chess Puzzles
Solution:
This clever puzzle was composed by E. Foschini and A. Mari, two Italian composers active in the 1940s. White mates by: 1.Qc6 Nb6 [1...Bxf1 2.Qc4#; 1...Qe5 2.Qc4#; 1...d1Q 2.Qc4#; 1...d1N 2.Qc4#; 1...Nc5 2.Nb4#]2.Qxc3# Black mates by: 1...Rcb1 2.Bxc3 [2.Re5 Kd4#]2...Nxc3#
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