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White to Play and Mate in Two

Pete Tamburro on

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This is tricky mates week! Have fun!


Solution:

A stunning queen move is the key to this two-mover: 1.Qc8 Qxc8 [1...Nxf7 2.Ne6#; 1...Bxc3 2.Qg4#; 1...Qxc7 2.Qxh8#; 1...Kxc3 2.Nb5#] 2.N7b5# Composed by W. Meredith, Chess Journal, 1887. My favorite variation is the 1...Bxc3 one where the queen goes back to g4 to mate.

 

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