Helpmate in 2 - retro

Helpmate in 2 - retro

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Helpmate in 2.

Black moves; White mates on his 2nd move. Black and White cooperate to achieve the goal.

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Bxd4, Rxb3, Rc5, Nd2#?

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Originally posted by doodinthemood
Bxd4, Rxb3, Rc5, Nd2#?
What was White's last move?

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d2-d4?

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Originally posted by doodinthemood
d2-d4?
So does that yield any other solutions?

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
So does that yield any other solutions?
i couldnt find any after the e.p. move

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Also, Exd3, Kxh3, d4, Na3#

And the last move could also have been Kg3-h4

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Originally posted by doodinthemood
Also, Exd3, Kxh3, d4, Na3#

And the last move could also have been Kg3-h4
Yeah...that's the try. Kg3-h4 is a possible last move. Can anyone else see why?

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
Yeah...that's the try. Kg3-h4 is a possible last move. Can anyone else see why?
Last moves could have been -1.Kg3-h4 g4xf3ep! -2.f2-f4 Qb8+. The possibility of one en passant [g4xf3] disproves another [e4xd3].