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Checkmate in two.

Checkmate in two.

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This problem was composed by Max Euwe, who was World Champion from 1935 to 1937. White to play and mate in two.

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rb1.........

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Originally posted by trevor33
rb1.........
Nope!
The king would take the rook...


Edit: Oops. The move can be stoped by d6

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Qd6

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Originally posted by blindcheesecake
Nope!
The king would take the rook...
how? the other kings stoping it

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Original!

1. Qd6!

If 1 ... cxd6 2. Rc1#
If 1 ... c6 or c5 2. Qb8#
If 1 ... R moves 2. Qxd7#.

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Originally posted by Helder Octavio
Original!

1. Qd6!

If 1 ... cxd6 2. Rc1#
If 1 ... c6 or c5 2. Qb8#
If 1 ... R moves 2. Qxd7#.
Bingo!!!

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See if you can get this one!


At the moment all White's mating threats are covered by the four black pieces on the back rank, so how can White break the deadlock? White to play and mate in two.

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Originally posted by blindcheesecake
See if you can get this one!

[fen]3brrb1/2N4B/8/2p4Q/2p2k2/5P2/4P1KR/2N2RB1 w - - 0 1[/fen]
At the moment all White's mating threats are covered by the four black pieces on the back rank, so how can White break the deadlock? White to play and mate in two.
e4

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Originally posted by Red Night
e4
nope. Looking for checkmate in 2

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Originally posted by blindcheesecake
See if you can get this one!

[fen]3brrb1/2N4B/8/2p4Q/2p2k2/5P2/4P1KR/2N2RB1 w - - 0 1[/fen]
At the moment all White's mating threats are covered by the four black pieces on the back rank, so how can White break the deadlock? White to play and mate in two.
1. Kf2!

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Ooops, I loose! I can´t give the solution, because I saw it in a program... 😳

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BH7E4 😵

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Originally posted by blindcheesecake
See if you can get this one!

[fen]3brrb1/2N4B/8/2p4Q/2p2k2/5P2/4P1KR/2N2RB1 w - - 0 1[/fen]
At the moment all White's mating threats are covered by the four black pieces on the back rank, so how can White break the deadlock? White to play and mate in two.
least seems to be in three

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Rh1.