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I thought it'd be fun to post the occasional chess problem. In the following problem, white plays first and checkmates black in two moves. Enjoy!

J. Haring
1st prize
Arbejder Skak 1960-II


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I'll post the solution in a day or two.

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Originally posted by Linden Lyons
I thought it'd be fun to post the occasional chess problem. In the following problem, white plays first and checkmates black in two moves. Enjoy!

J. Haring
1st prize
Arbejder Skak 1960-II
[fen]2B5/8/4N1r1/2Kp4/3pkP2/R2N3Q/4b1P1/6b1 w - - 0 1[/fen]
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I'll post the solution in a day or two.
1.Kb4


Too easy.

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Originally posted by tomtom232
[hidden]1.Kb4[/hidden]

Too easy.
I think it is a very hard one to see.

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Here is another White to move and mate in 2:

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Originally posted by RJHinds
Here is another White to move and mate in 2:

[fen] 2R5/8/3k4/3N2p1/4K1Q1/8/8/8 w - - [/fen]
Is the following the solution?

1 Kf5!
1 ... Kd7 2 Ke5
1 ... Kxd5 2 Qd1

Who's the author of this problem?

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Originally posted by Linden Lyons
Is the following the solution?

1 Kf5!
1 ... Kd7 2 Ke5
1 ... Kxd5 2 Qd1

Who's the author of this problem?
I don't know. It is from a games app that you can download to your cell phone.

P.S. Yes, your solution is correct.

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Originally posted by Linden Lyons
Who's the author of this problem?
That's one of Sam Loyd's.

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Originally posted by Linden Lyons
I thought it'd be fun to post the occasional chess problem. In the following problem, white plays first and checkmates black in two moves. Enjoy!

J. Haring
1st prize
Arbejder Skak 1960-II
[fen]2B5/8/4N1r1/2Kp4/3pkP2/R2N3Q/4b1P1/6b1 w - - 0 1[/fen]
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I'll post the solution in a day or two.
1. Ng5 Rxg5
2. Qe6

I think this is right, unless I missed something (?)

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Originally posted by 64squaresofpain
1. Ng5 Rxg5
2. Qe6

I think this is right, unless I missed something (?)
2...Re5

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
2...Re5
Knew i'd miss something.. but still mate in 3! lol

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Originally posted by 64squaresofpain
Knew i'd miss something.. but still mate in 3! lol
That is good enough for OTB play for it does not matter if the checkmate is in 2 or 3 moves. You win anyway. So in this case, I say you are a winner. Congratulations! 🙂

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Originally posted by RJHinds
I think it is a very hard one to see.
Not if you know composed problems... a king move was the only key that looked promising, then you realize the only square the king can move without getting pinned to one of the potential mating knights (tehehe mating knights) is b4.

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Originally posted by tomtom232
Not if you know composed problems... a king move was the only key that looked promising, then you realize the only square the king can move without getting pinned to one of the potential mating knights (tehehe mating knights) is b4.
tomtom's exactly right. Here's the full solution:

1 K~6? (threat 2 Ndc5, not 2 Nec5?)
1 ... Rg4 2 Nec5
but 1 ... Bg4!

1 Kb5? (threat 2 Nec5, not 2 Ndc5?)
1 ... Bf3 2 Ndc5
but 1 ... Rg3!

1 Kb4! (threat 2 Ndc5 and 2 Nec5)
1 ... Rg3/Bf3 2 Ndc5
1 ... Bg4/Rg4 2 Nec5
1 ... Rxe6 2 Qxe6
1 ... Bxd3 2 Qxd3