White to move and mate in 2

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White to move and mate in 2. 😵

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21 Apr 07

Originally posted by Dutch Defense
[fen]8/2N1K1N1/2pP1Pp1/2P1k1P1/2r1P1r1/2P3P1/4R2B/Q7 w - - 0 1[/fen]

White to move and mate in 2. 😵

I'm not sure but is it

1.Qh8e8, Qe8-e5

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21 Apr 07

Yeah i agree!😀

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21 Apr 07

Originally posted by Dance Master MC
I'm not sure but is it

1.Qh8e8, Qe8-e5

Nope. Keep guessing. 😉

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21 Apr 07

Originally posted by Dutch Defense
Nope. Keep guessing. 😉

was it even close😳

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Originally posted by Dance Master MC
was it even close😳

Kind of. You'll kick yourself in the eye when you figure it out. 😉

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21 Apr 07

Originally posted by Dutch Defense
Kind of. You'll kick yourself in the eye when you figure it out. 😉

any hints?😛

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21 Apr 07

Originally posted by Dance Master MC
any hints?😛

Nope. 😛

LOL

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21 Apr 07

Originally posted by Dutch Defense
Nope. 😛

LOL

Given up, spent an hour and a half of my weekend looking at this, still can't find it😞

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21 Apr 07

Qb2. Look at the symmetry (queen with it's bishop function).

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21 Apr 07

Yep, Qb2 was also what I found, black has to move a rook followed by 2.c4# or 2.g4#.

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21 Apr 07

Originally posted by kbaumen
Yep, Qb2 was also what I found, black has to move a rook followed by 2.c4# or 2.g4#.

well, depending on where the rook goes, it is either
- Ra4 2.c4#
- Rb4, 2.cxb4#
- Rd4 2.cxd4#
- Rcxe4 2.c4#
- Rxc5 2.c4#
- Rxc3 2.Qxc3#
- Rh4 2.gxh4#
- Rf4 2.gxf4#
- Rgxe4 2.g4#
- Rxg3 2.Bxg3#
- Rxg5 2.g4#

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Originally posted by kbaumen
Yep, Qb2 was also what I found, black has to move a rook followed by 2.c4# or 2.g4#.

Yep. That's it. 😀

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21 Apr 07

Originally posted by Dutch Defense
[fen]8/2N1K1N1/2pP1Pp1/2P1k1P1/2r1P1r1/2P3P1/4R2B/Q7 w - - 0 1[/fen]

White to move and mate in 2. 😵

This is problem #5333+1 in Polgar's "Chess training in 5333+1 positions".

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Originally posted by Marsan
This is problem #5333+1 in Polgar's "Chess training in 5333+1 positions".

Yep. 😉