Mate in 2 contest - Nov '12

Hi everybody. Here is monthly contest for everyone. Everyone is welcome to participate. 

Rules:

• You are only allowed to enter one puzzle
• It has to be your puzzle
• The puzzle has to be entered before november 30th
• Post the answer in the puzzle

This monthly theme:

Meredith Style

Meredith Style of composing means that the chess puzzle contains 8 - 12 pieces (kings included).

Good luck to everybody!!

Participants:

1. Frankwho
2. Turm_Breuberg
3. BigDoggProblem
4. s0030135
5. Anupralhad
6. Asorski
7. Caiello
8. Adriandmen
9. y2721
10. Chesskingdreamer

Hello Adriandmen, can I still join?

8-12 pieces, that is, for both sides?

Yes.

Here's one:

Yes you can!! 

Great puzzle Frankwho. With 11 pieces .

Dear Anupralhad,

the stipulation is "Meredith", meaning legal positions with only 8-12 pieces including kings.

Please be so kind to open another thread for your puzzles that do not meet the requirements. :)

So I will post an entry:

Awesome puzzle Turm_Breuberg. Are you a proffesional composer?? You keep suprising me with your puzzles!!

No, I am quite an experienced solver, but not a real composer even thought I think this one I did quite well. 

Still it is a little bit 19th century style, the key is obvious to any regular solver and it is possible to mirror the problem and get the same result via short castling. Also the rook on f6 is only guarding the f-file and could be moved to f7 or f8 without changing a thing or even be substituted by some blocking pawns or guarding pieces. So there are many minor flaws that make this alltogether a rather amateurish composition.

But for one hour of try-and-error in the morning to make the idea work this is a nice position. :)

Well, I think it's a great puzzle. I think you have a great chance to win this contest .

Here is my entry.

Doesn't 1. Qa5 work as well?

No. 1. Qa5? Nd6+!

Great puzzles BigDoggProblem and s0030135. I added you to the list .