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Originally posted by TheGambit
White to play and mate in 2:
[fen]3r3r/pbp2pbp/1p5q/8/Q6P/B2B1PPN/1R2P1N1/2k1nK1R[/fen]
This is from the web so it may have been posted before, if that is the case, apologies!
1.Kxe1! Threat is Kf2 # or Qc2 # Can't stop both
1...Qd2+ 2.Rxd2#
1...Rxd3 2.Qc2#
1...Bxb2 2.Qc2#
Best is 1...Bc3+ 2.Kf2+ Be1 3.Rxe1#
I don't see anything esle, and this looks very safe to me and easier to spot.
Edit: Alright althought mine leads to mate it's not the most efficient way.
1.Bf8! is write as positional player mentioned.
1...Kxb2 2.Qa3#
1...Bxb2 2.Bxh6#
anything else and 2.Qa1#.
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Originally posted by RahimK
1.Kxe1! Threat is Kf2 # or Qc2 # Can't stop both
1...Qd2+ 2.Rxd2#
1...Rxd3 2.Qc2#
1...Bxb2 2.Qc2#
Best is 1...Bc3+ 2.Kf2+ Be1 3.Rxe1#
I don't see anything esle, and this looks very safe to me.
1.Kxe1 B+
The solution is 1.Bf8!
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1.Bf8 indeed. Especially 1. ... Bxb2 2.Bxh6# is hard to see from the starting position.
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Originally posted by Positional Player
1.Kxe1 B+
The solution is 1.Bf8!
I already covered the 1.Kxe1 B+ line. Look at the line I gave.
Yes I saw Bf8 after, it's hard to see nice job on finding it first positional player.
Kxe1 was easier for me to find and calculate.
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Originally posted by Positional Player
1.Bf8. Whatever Black does, White can checkmate instantly, I think.
Muchos kudos to PP, good spot, have to say that I didn't manage to spot that one myself, always tricky spotting non-threatening moves like that.
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