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White to Play and Mate in Two

Pete Tamburro on

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When this position was put into the chess engine to check for flaws in the problem, the computer could only find mates in three. It had to be shown the mate in two!


Solution:

1.Rg4 fxg4+ [1...dxc5 2.Nc7#; 1...Bxc5 2.Nc7#; 1...Nxb3 2.Ke2#; 1...h3 2.Kg3#; 1...Nd3 2.Ke2#] 2.Kxg4# Allowing a double check on the first move is unusual in two-movers.

 

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