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White to mate in two.
I lost an hour to this one, see if you can beat my time.

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Originally posted by morgski
White to mate in two.
I lost an hour to this one, see if you can beat my time.

[fen]3R4/8/3n1pB1/NR1b2p1/1P1k1nP1/2p3N1/2KP1P2/7Q[/fen]
1.Bf7

1...cxd2 2.Qa1#

1...f5 Qh8#

1...Nxf7 2.Qe4#

1...Nf~ 2.R~xd5#

1....Bxf7 2.Nf5#

1...Bxh1 2.Nb3#


Edits: I couldn't show my idea in few enough words to fit in a single pair of hidden brackets.

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Good job Tomtom, you posted 30 minutes after me, so beat me by at least 30. I was stuck for ages thinking the threat of Bb3+ meant the first move by white had to be check. 🙂

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Originally posted by morgski
Good job Tomtom, you posted 30 minutes after me, so beat me by at least 30. I was stuck for ages thinking the threat of Bb3+ meant the first move by white had to be check. 🙂
Yeah, I've seen many problems like this one where you have to figure out how to put black in zugswang... so the half hour you looked for a check is the half hour I gained knowing that wasn't the point. 🙂