solve this mate in 2

white mates in 2. I saw this in a newspaper, I've solved over a hundred of these at work over the last whatever months, but this one I can't. Did they make a mistake or am I missing something?
If they meant mate in 3 , it would be too easy.
I had chessmaster look at it and it found a mate in 3 asap, l'm not sure if you can set it up to make it look for a mate in 2 and then have it tell you if it is possible or not.

Mentally reconstructed on Chessmaster XI.

http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=whitematein2nt9.jpg

It's an absurd position that could never occur in a game. Yes, the board is setup correctly hence why it's absurd to trap your bishops n rooks in, and block your own pawns from promoting. Damn you Toronto Star

What's the mating move after Black's Kf3?

I'll try to get right board. (got it - phew).

New rule - if you are going to post a position for people
to look at then fen it.

That's not the right board GP34.

qc2

IF and only IF they made a mistake and meant mate in 3 instead of 2, you could go like so:

1. Rxg7 Kxd3
2. Ne4c5+ Ke3
3. Bd5#

There is a mate in two available. It was composed by Byron Zappas and was published in 1968. (I had to look that up via SG's mystery source, I didn't know it)

Originally posted by heinzkat
There is a mate in two available. It was composed by Byron Zappas and was published in 1968. (I had to look that up via SG's mystery source, I didn't know it)

So i went though all that hassle to post a cooked position.

Well I will find the mate in two.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
[fen]2Q1R1R1/6n1/4B3/5p2/3pNP2/3Pk3/3pNpp1/3Kbrrb[/fen]

I'll try to get right board. (got it - phew).

New rule - if you are going to post a position for people
to look at then fen it.

sight, after 20 collective minutes of doing it at work, I couldn't get squat, took me 2 min staring at the screen.. gRRR!

I'd like to say "not that hard" but I feel stupid especially after trying the first move in my head so many times.

r x g7?

Bc4.

1. Bc4 Kf3
2. ...?

You'll need to find some mates after 1. ... Kf3 first. That cuts the options considerably.

Yeah, didn't notice that one. 🙁

EDIT:

1. Bd5

1. ... Kf3 2. Nf6#
1. ... Kd3 2. Nc5#
1. ... fxe4 2. Qh3#
1. ... Nxe8 2. Rg3#
1. ... Ne6 2. Rg3#
1. ... Nh5 2. Nc5#

I don't have a board right here, so I might have missed something. Not sure.

EDIT2: Someone beat me to it. 😳