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1/1/2012 - Mate in 2


  • 17 months ago · Quote · #61

    2010243

    newyear

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #62

    elbowgrease

    easy,nice, and oh yeah happy new year!!

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #63

    LawrenceB

    No brainer, although H8 was definitely tempting for a second

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #64

    Djazbin

    Bonne année 2012; du succès dans vos échecs! Happy new year!

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #65

    milray101

    Happy New Year!

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #66

    hilaking

    Happy New Year !

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #67

    citrui

    good 2012 chess men

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #68

    castle_mate

    Cool

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #69

    peperapido

    Happy New Year to all!

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #70

    kingpin

    have a great new year everyone!

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #71

    abekiroz

    happy new year

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #72

    danplays

    Easy puzzle to start a new year

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #73

    thomas0115

    too simple.

    HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!2012 just begun!

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #74

    waynedickinson2

    ez new year sunday puzzle.

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #75

    NokiaE7

    too easy

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #76

    diontd

    dufferps wrote:

    pretty obvious that the first move MUST be a check, else 1....Qxc2#. 

    So, two checks are available - 1. Rh8+ and 1. Rg7+.
    1. Rh8+ allows ... Kf7 and he now can escape to e6 or e8 when checked on the second move.  Not only would white not mate in 2, but he would very likely lose the game, since black only needs a 1-move tempo to play Qxc2#

    So, 1. Rg7 Kxg7 (forced) 2. Qh7# is the way to go.

    Another approach that I looked at was

    1.Rc7.  Then, unless black sacrifices his Queen, it is 2.Qh8#

    Some variations on that:
    1. Rc7  Qd7, 2. Rxd7 any-move, 3.Qh8#
    1. Rc7  Qxc2+, 2. Rxc2  Kf7,  3. Rc7+ Ke8  from here there are too many variations, but I think white's queen to a knight material advantage will win.


    After 1.Rc7, black can play 1... Qh5, and white has no choice but to trade queens and get a pawn for a piece, or he will be a clear piece down.

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #77

    goldenrook25

    happy new year to all ;)

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #78

    venture

    Happy 2012 for all chess lovers
  • 17 months ago · Quote · #79

    bob1943

    happy new years .a special one to the people who created chess.com

  • 17 months ago · Quote · #80

    shang2

    easy


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