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Let’s start off the week with a neat two-move mate.


This little gem was composed by Alain C. White. I put this in my book Learn Chess from the Greats, but left the pawn on g4 out of the diagram. Not this time! 1.Qa1 Qxa1+ [1...Qb2+ 2.Bc3#; 1...Bxd2 2.Qxb1#; 1...Qxb3 2.Qxc1#] 2.c3#

 


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